The coffin which has held the remains of Gladys Winifred Fowler since 1917

FREDERICTON, N.B.  - The remains of a young Canadian woman whose coffin was left unclaimed in England for almost a century will finally be laid to rest this month at the family plot in New Brunswick.

The U.K. government has granted permission for transport of the body of Gladys Winnifred Fowler, who was 18 when she died in London in 1917.

She was the daughter of then New Brunswick MP George William Fowler, at the time a lieutenant-colonel serving with the 13th Battalion Canadian Infantry during the final months of the First World War.

Barry Smith of the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery says it's a great feeling to know Fowler is going home, but he is still mystified why her remains were left in a packing case for 92 years.

Fowler's niece, Jane Fowler Morse of Geneseo, N.Y., says there's a great sense of relief that her aunt will finally be returning to Hammondvale.

A graveside service is planned for Nov. 15.