A Royal Newfoundland Regiment First World War soldier was unearthed recently in Belgium during a gas pipeline dig and has been reburied with full military honors..On Thursday, Private John Lambert was laid to rest along with six Commonwealth soldiers and a German soldier who were also found near Ypres..According to a report by the Daily Mail, "the soldiers were found in two separate burial sites near the Belgian town at the heart of Flanders Fields, where hundreds of thousands perished between 1914 to 1918.".The ceremony took place at the New Irish Farm Commonwealth War Grave near Ypres.."In total, 63 sets of First World War soldiers' remains were uncovered by archaeologists during the work between 2014 and 2016," the report stated.."We remember, we reconnect with Private John Lambert. He was a mechanic making 40 cents a day... signed up to make one dollar a day and immediately gave 60 cents a day to his sister," Rev. Gary Watt said about Lambert at the service.."He exaggerated his age in order to answer more willingly and more readily the call to serve freedom and democracy."."Private John Lambert had common sense of the common good. He knew that complacency would not stop the robbing of freedom.".Lambert was born on July 10, 1900 in St. John's, Newfoundland. After enlisting, he left for the UK on August 28, 1916..He died almost a year later on August 16, 1917. Lambert was identified through DNA. .A niece of Lambert, Anne Smith made the trip to attend the burial service in Belgium with seven other family members..“We refer to him as Jack. He is my father’s brother,” Smith told The Telegram in Newfoundland by phone..“He got a wonderful funeral today. It was spectacular. It kind of brings a sense of peace."
