The memorial was designed by the local architects Messrs Goodale and Co of Richmond and was unveiled by Field Marshal Sir William Robertson on 23 November 1921.

The Mayor of Richmond and the corporation attended the ceremony.

[1] It is in the form of a column with an orb on top, standing on a double plinth.

On the north side is the statue of a sailor, on the south side the statue of a soldier, and on the east and west sides are the coat of arms of the former Municipal Borough of Richmond, accompanied by this quotation: PRO PATRIA1914–1918On the west side there is a further inscription: IN REMEMBRANCEOF THE MEN OF THIS BOROUGHWHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRYDURING THE GREAT WARS1914–1918 AND 1939–1945The names of the war dead are engraved into walls that jut out from the memorial.

[2] The walls of names were added to the memorial after a newspaper campaign in 1989.