The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 1 is marking Memorial Day with a series of events leading up to the annual ceremony at the National War Memorial on Duckworth Street.
A 2023 Remembrance Day ceremony in the Field of Honour, Mount Pleasant cemetery, St. John’s (via the Lieutenant Governor of NL Facebook page)
Buses will leave the Legion at 8:00 tomorrow morning for a ceremony at the Field of Honour on James Lane in St. John’s at 8:30.
The service will be followed by a wreath-laying at Branch Number 1 at 9:00, and a service at the Sergeant’s Memorial on Cathedral Street.
A parade will form at the Sergeant’s Memorial that will proceed to the National War Memorial for the annual wreath-laying ceremony.
Pallbearers bring the unknown soldier to the tomb at the National War Memorial in downtown St. John’s.
There has been a surge in attendance in Memorial Day commemorations events in recent years.
Expect road closures in and around the downtown tomorrow morning.
