The new commemorative marker inscription reads: An unknown Newfoundland soldier of the First World War.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier’s Grave in France now marked with Commemorative Marker. In the Cagnicourt British Cemetery in France, a new commemorative marker indicates the grave where Newfoundland and Labrador’s unknown soldier rested for more than 100 years before making his journey home on May 25th. The new commemorative marker inscription reads: An unknown Newfoundland soldier of the First World War. The remains were removed on 13 May 2024 and now lie interred at the Newfoundland National War Memorial, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Located in the town of Cagnicourt in northern France, the Cagnicourt British Cemetery is the resting place of nearly 300 lost souls, 103 of whom were identified as war casualties from the First and Second World Wars.
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