WATCH | Newfoundlanders pay tribute to Unknown Soldier of the First World War
A month after repatriation from France, Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier now lies in state in St. John’s before being entombed at the National War Memorial on Monday. Some 1,300 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians died in the First World War, decades before the province joined Canada.
![WATCH | Newfoundlanders pay tribute to Unknown Soldier of the First World War](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/b3789641-e3d3-4b9c-9997-a5d66f8c5202,1719600848719/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%281180%29)
![Dozens lined up outside Confederation Building to pay their respects to Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier before the remains will be entombed at the National War Memorial in St. John's. Three soldiers carry a coffin draped in the Canadian flag](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/b3789641-e3d3-4b9c-9997-a5d66f8c5202,1719600848719/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29)
A month after repatriation from France, Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier now lies in state in St. John’s before being entombed at the National War Memorial on Monday. Some 1,300 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians died in the First World War, decades before the province joined Canada.