The Unknown Soldier, who served with the 19th Lincoln Regiment during the First World War, was originally laid to rest in the Field of Honour in Section M at Fairview Cemetery and his grave identified with a flat marker. Discussions around the installation of an upright or larger memorial as well as the development of an improved Memorial Garden, led to a new location and much larger memorial area with a raised crypt monument to serve as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On top are a medieval sword and a helmet of the type worn in the First World War. A poppy design is in the paver stones under the crypt. The nearby dedication stone is flanked by Canadian and Union Jack Flags. Two Vimy Oaks (donated by Legion Branch 479) are adjacent to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Mark Richardson, manager of cemetery services for the City of Niagara Falls, spearheaded the more prominent location for the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The memorial was made and installed by Kirkpatrick Monuments of Niagara Falls.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument for all those who gave their lives and services in the name of their country, without recognition or regard to their own safety. On September 16, 2017, a ceremony properly recognized the Unknown Soldier through a formal military funeral and entombment. The Unknown Soldier was brought into the cemetery, from Morse and Son Funeral Home, carried by a horse and carriage, and re-interred in the new tomb. Local representatives from the Canadian Armed Forces served as pallbearers.
