The memorial is a stone cairn dedicated to the service personnel who trained at the Dubbo Army Camp during the Second World War. The memorial is located on the banks of the Savannah Lake within the grounds of the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo. The memorial is set on pavers and surrounded by a timber and chain fence with a silhouette of a soldier standing at each corner.
A commemorative cairn with a plaque thanking the town of Dubbo was built by soldiers of the 1st Infantry Brigade prior to leaving the Dubbo Army Camp in 1944. The existing memorial cairn was restored by Dubbo Macquarie Lions Club and given into the care of the Dubbo RSL at a ceremony on 21 November 1999, when a plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Dubbo, the Honourable G B P Peacock.
An interpretation board outlining the history of the site is situated to one side of the memorial. The camp was built by local builders Wallace and McGee between 1940 and 1941. The 700 acre site housed 6,000 personnel including Infantrymen, Pioneers, Machine Gunners and Medical Corp. The camp was commissioned on 15 August 1940 when the first commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel J H Stephenson arrived. In late 1940 many troops arrived by train to staff the camp. The units included Auxiliary Horse Transport Company, 1st Corps Troops Ammunition Sub-Park, 2/2 Pioneers Battalion, 2/1 Pioneers Battalion and 2/1 Pioneers 8th Division AIF.
The camp was closed in 1947 when all buildings were sold for use on properties around Dubbo.