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The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 30th November 1924 by Brigadier-General Walker assisted by a Mrs. D. Moore. In his speech (as reported in ther Ayrshire Post, December 5th 1924) Walker spoke of Troon's contribution to the war stating that in 1914 the population of the town was 6,628 and fully 1,000 men joined the ranks, 618 volunteering at the outbreak of war and 177 'making the supreme sacrifice while 212 were wounded.' He also noted the presence at the ceremony of the 17th H.L.I. which was so closely associated with the town, and the fact that Troon had donated £1,390 to the Erskine Hospital for a Troon Bed and was home to a Red Cross Hospital throughout the war years. The Glasgow Herald also gave a description of the sculpture describing it as 'Britannia erect and majestic with the Victory in her hand, and the chains of bondage snapped, holds out the palm to those of her sons who lie buried beyond the seas. Britain stands on an island girt by sea, as represented by the archaic treatment above the plinth.' And in the programme it states 'In preparing this scheme, it has been the desire of the sculptor to bring consolation to the bereaved, and an inspiration and an example to generations of the future.'