Construction was supervised by Lieutenant-Colonel Father Thomas Nangle, the Roman Catholic Padre of Royal Newfoundland Regiment and (Ret) Captain Gerald (Gerry) Whitty.

Construction of the memorial was supervised by Lieutenant-Colonel Father Thomas Nangle, the Roman Catholic Padre of Royal Newfoundland Regiment and (Ret) Captain Gerald (Gerry) Whitty.

[3] The five figures were designed by two English sculptors, Ferdinand Victor Blundstone (top and sides) and Gilbert Bayes (front), and were cast in bronze by E.J.

On the east wing, representing the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, is a soldier in full battle gear, loading his rifle, searching the horizon for "the enemy".

[5] Out in front, on the lower pedestal, are fishermen in oilskins and Wellington boots, and a lumberman with his axe slung over his shoulder, symbolizing the Newfoundlanders who served with the Merchant Marine and the Forestry Corps.

[4] In preparation for the centennial and the entombment, the Memorial received a major $6.1 million restoration that brought the sculptures back to their original state, added new accessible walkways and stairs.

[11] A Nova Scotian company, Heritage Memorials, was awarded a new contract in January 2024, and they would use Quebec gabbro for the tomb, but the lid ended up being made from locally sourced anorthosite containing the mineral Labradorite.

[14] The remains were transported back to St. John's that day, where an honour guard drove it from the airport and visited several important sites along the way, including the National Memorial.

At the end of June, the Unknown Soldier's remains were lain in state in the East Block Lobby of the Confederation Building of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.

[15] On 1 July 2024, an unknown soldier, killed at Beaumont-Hamel,[2] was entombed at the foot of the memorial, in a ceremony attended by Canada's Governor General, Mary Simon; Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau; and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey.

[16] Princess Anne, the colonel in chief of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and the president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, was supposed to be present at the ceremony.