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What is what city is the National War Memorial located in?
Ottawa
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Who is the King that unveiled the Memorial?
King George VI
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What date every year is remembrance day held on
November 11
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what was the purpose of the war memorial?
to honor the fallen Canadians that fought in the wars.
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What is the name of the park in Ottawa where the Memorial is
Confederation Square
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Who is the Governor General who witnessed the interment of the Unknown Soldier?
Adrienne Clarkson
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It was rededicated to include the Second World War on what date?
1982
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who came up with the design for the memorial?
Vernon march
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What is where was the granite mined for the Memorial
Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec
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Who is the Honor Guard for the Memorial?
Ceremonial Guard
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In what year their was a contest to seek designs for a national war memorial to be dedicated to the First World War?
1925
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how many solders are pictured under the arch
23
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Where was the last war the Memorial was specifically dedicated to?
Korea
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Who is the Soviet leader who visited the Memorial?
Mikhail Gorbachev
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What is the date the Monument was unveiled?
21 May 1939
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in front of the memorial there is what to honor the solders that died in battle?
a sarcophagus containing the remains of the unknown solder.
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What is where did the designer of the memorial, live?
Farnborough, United Kingdom
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Who is the man charged with urinating on the Statue in 2006?
Stephen Fernandes
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What is the year Work on the memorial began in?
1926
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what is the approximate height of each soldier
7.9ft
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