Premier Leading Provincial Delegation to Bring Home the Remains of an Unknown First World War Soldier

A delegation of representatives from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Royal Canadian Legion and the Government of Canada, as well as other related organizations, are travelling to the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France to bring home an unknown First World War soldier from this province.

The delegation will return from France on Saturday, at approximately 7:00 p.m. A hearse will take the remains of the unknown to a secure location, passing several points of historical significance on its way: the former Camp Pleasantville, the 5 CDSG Garrison along The Boulevard, the National War Memorial, the Sergeant’s Memorial and the CLB Armoury.

From June 28 to June 30, the unknown will lie in state in the East Block Lobby of the Confederation Building. The public are encouraged to attend to pay their respects.

On Memorial Day, July 1, at 10:30 a.m. the unknown will be reinterred. A funeral procession of Canadian Armed Forces members representing all services will escort the casket of the unknown to the National War Memorial site where it will be lowered into its final resting place, the tomb, which so poignantly overlooks St. John’s harbour.