 The monument is located in downtown Shawinigan at the intersection of Fourth Street and Promenade du Saint-Maurice (then Riverside Street) near the Saint-Maurice River.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.