Friday, April 19, 2024

Fairview Cemetery upgrades Field of Honour Tombstones

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Niagara Falls today there was a parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to unveil the restored Fields of Honour at Fairview Cemetery.

The City of Niagara Falls made a number of improvements to Fairview Cemetery to restore the Field of Honour Tombstones. The city also commissioned a new memorial site, tomb and headstone for the grave of the “Unknown Soldier” which is similar to the one in Ottawa. Today, a special ceremony was held to celebrate the new memorial for fallen soldiers and to unveil the restoration of 200 veteran graves.

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