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Great care has gone into making sure Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier remains anonymous

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On July 1st, the remains of the province's Unknown Soldier will be laid in his final resting place at the National War Memorial in St. John's. We'll never know who that soldier was. Sarah Lockyer is a casualty identification coordinator for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Normally, she's trying to identify Canadians who have been killed in battle. But in the case of the Unknown Soldier, no identification was pursued, because he represents everyone. Lockyear spoke with the CBC’s Heather Gillis in Beaumont Hamel.

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On July 1st, the remains of the province's Unknown Soldier will be laid in his final resting place at the National War Memorial in St. John's. We'll never know who that soldier was. Sarah Lockyer is a casualty identification coordinator for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Normally, she's trying to identify Canadians who have been killed in battle. But in the case of the Unknown Soldier, no identification was pursued, because he represents everyone. Lockyear spoke with the CBC’s Heather Gillis in Beaumont Hamel.

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