The War Memorial in Basseterre.

Men joined the armed forces of the United Kingdom and Canada to be part of the greatest conflict between nations up to that time. The 'Great War', as it was originally known, resulted in a large loss of life from battle action, disease and accident. After the conflict many memorials were erected to the memory of those who died in the conflict. These memorials included those on the various battlefields around the world, and the participating countries. Though the conflict itself was far from the shores of St Kitts and Nevis it was no exception with regard to erecting a memorial.

The original memorial to those that died in World War One was built next to the Treasury Building in Basseterre in St. Kitts and was unveiled on the 11th November 1926.

The memorial is to the right of the Treasury Building next to the flagpole. This area was used for drill and parades by the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force.