It was designed by Trois-Rivières architect J. Cuvelier and consists of a 35-foot (10.7 m) tall granite obelisk topped with a soldier helmet and a victory wreath.
A sword underneath three laurel wreaths appear on both the north and the south sides of the memorial.
The names of local soldiers who died in World War I are shown on the south side.
Those who died during World War II are remembered on the north side of the structure.
[1] Every year on Remembrance Day weekend, members of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment gather nearby the Monument des Braves cenotaph and conduct a ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died on a field of honor.