Newfoundland Soldier Who Died in the First World War Laid to Rest at Home

Newfoundland Soldier Who Died in the First World War Laid to Rest at Home
Members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment stand guard over the remains of an Unknown Newfoundland soldier as he lies in state at the Confederation Building in St. John's on June 28, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly
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Hundreds of people filled the downtown streets in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city on Monday to pay their respects to a soldier from the First World War who died on the battlefields of France and has finally returned home.

The unknown Newfoundland soldier was lowered into a black granite tomb at around 11 a.m. local time at the National War Memorial in St. John’s. N.L. The morning was grey and wet, but the rain stopped for the soldier’s reinterment, which was proceeded by a powerful performance of the “Ode to Newfoundland.”