India, May 25 -- Memorial Day is a special day in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador. It is also called Commemoration Day, people observe it every year on 1 July.

The day remembers a big loss during World War I. On 1 July 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment fought at Beaumont-Hamel in France. Out of about 800 soldiers, less than 70 came back the next day. Many people across the province lost someone in that battle.

The first memorial service was held on 1 July 1917. It became a regular event by 1919. In 1920, a law called the Commemoration Day Act made it official. At first, the day was marked on the first Sunday in July to honour soldiers who fought in the war, as per timeanddate.

After Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, Memorial Day and...