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Passchendaele 26 October - 10 November, 1917
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Remembering Passchendaele - 100 years ago - 26 October - 10 November, 1917
Early in October 1917, the Canadians were sent to Belgium to relieve the battered ANZAC forces and take part in the final push to capture Passchendaele. Canadian Corps commander Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie inspected the terrain and was shocked at the conditions he saw. He tried to avoid having his men fight there but was overruled by his superiors. As at Vimy, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps would see action. However, the ubiquitous mud, flat terrain, and relative lack of preparation time and artillery support would make Passchendaele a far different battlefield than the one the Canadians had encountered at Vimy Ridge.
Currie took as much time as he could to carefully prepare and on October 26, the Canadian offensive began. Advancing through the mud and enemy fire was slow and there were heavy losses but our soldiers clawed their way forward. On an exposed battlefield like that one, success was often only made possible due to acts of great individual heroism to get past spots of particularly stiff enemy resistance. Despite the adversity, the Canadians reached the outskirts of Passchendaele by the end of a second attack on October 30 during a driving rainstorm.
On November 6, the Canadians and British launched the assault to capture the ruined village of Passchendaele itself. In heavy fighting, the attack went according to plan. The task of actually capturing the “infamous” village fell to the 27th (City of Winnipeg) Battalion and they took it that day. After weathering fierce enemy counterattacks, the last phase of the battle saw the Canadians attack on November 10 and clear the Germans from the eastern edge of Passchendaele Ridge before the campaign finally ground to a halt. Canadian soldiers had succeeded in the face of almost unbelievable challenges.
Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada
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3902 Canadians soldiers fell at Passchendaele.
Private FULTON, GEORGE JAMES, G J 30 October 1917 Private FULTON, GEORGE WESLEY, G W 26 October 1917 Company Sergeant Major FULTON, ROY, R 8 November 1917 Private FUNNELL, LEONARD THOMAS, L T 30 October 1917 Private FURBANK, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 6 November 1917 Private FURLEY, GEORGE FREDERIC, G F 8 November 1917 Private FURLONG, WALTER, W 6 November 1917 Private FURLOTTE, JOSEPH JAMES, J J 30 October 1917 Private FURNIS, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 3 November 1917 Private FYFE, GEORGE LEITH, G L 30 October 1917 Private FYLES, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 10 November 1917 Private GADSBY, JAMES, J 7 November 1917 Corporal GAGNE, GEORGES, G 10 November 1917 Corporal GAGNON, GEORGES, G 10 November 1917 Private GAGNON, JOSEPH URBAIN, J U 10 November 1917 Private GAGNON, ROCH, R 9 November 1917 Private GALBRAITH, CHARLES WILMER, C W 26 October 1917 Private GALBRAITH, EARLE BRUCE, E B 3 November 1917 Private GALBRAITH, FREDERICK, F 30 October 1917 Private GALLACHER, WILLIAM, W 7 November 1917 Private GALLANT, HECTOR, H 5 November 1917 Gunner GALLIE, ALEXANDER, A 7 November 1917 Second Lieutenant GALLINGER, GEORGE HARRY, G H 31 October 1917 Private GALLOWAY, HENRY JAMES, H J 28 October 1917 Private GALPIN, HUBERT NORMAN, H N 8 November 1917 Private GALVIN, FRANCIS LEO, P L 26 October 1917 Private GAMBLE, ANDREW RONALD, A R 3 November 1917 Private GAMBLE, WILLIAM FRANCIS, W F 10 November 1917 Private GANNEY, FREDERICK, F 6 November 1917 Private GARDINER, EDWIN LINCOLN, E L 6 November 1917 Private GARDINER, HENRY, H 28 October 1917 Private GARDNER, FRANK ROBERT, F R 7 November 1917 Private GARDNER, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 30 October 1917 Private GARDNER, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Private GARIEPY, DELMAR, D 31 October 1917 Private GARRARD, EDWARD BURDETT, E B 31 October 1917 Lieutenant GARRETT, RICHARD DARYL, R D 5 November 1917 Lieutenant GARRETT, WILLIAM GIBBS, W G 9 November 1917 Private GARRIE, JOHN FINDLAY, J F 6 November 1917 Private GARVIE, EDWARD, E 8 November 1917 Private GATES, JAMES LAWRENCE VICTOR, J L V 30 October 1917 Private GATICH, DANILO, D 5 November 1917 Lance Corporal GATTER, FREDERICK, F 28 October 1917 Private GAUDREAU, JOSEPH ARTHUR, J A 10 November 1917 Corporal GAUNT, THOMAS LOPTON, T L 7 November 1917 Lieutenant GAUVREAU, LEO, L 29 October 1917 Lance Sergeant GAYE, ERNEST JAMES, E J 10 November 1917 Private GAYLOR, WILLIAM, W 3 November 1917 Private GEARY, OLIVER BROOKS, O B 6 November 1917 Lieutenant GEDDES, JOHN ROWAND, J R 3 November 1917 Private GEDDES, LAWRENCE, L 28 October 1917 Private GELDART, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal GEMMELL, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private GEMMILL, EDWARD WELLAND, E W 3 November 1917 Private GENEREAUX, FRANK, F 9 November 1917 Lance Sergeant GENTLE, ERNEST JAMES, E J 30 October 1917 Private GENTLES, WILLIAM ROY, W R 30 October 1917 Sergeant GEOFROY, LOUIS FELIX, L F 26 October 1917 Private GERMAIN, PAUL, P 9 November 1917 Private GERRARD, FREDERICK WILLIAM, F W 26 October 1917 Sergeant GERRIE, RUSSELL DEAN, R D 6 November 1917 Corporal GIBBINS, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 30 October 1917 Company Sergeant Major GIBBON, ALBERT, A 7 November 1917 Private GIBBS, REGINALD ARTHUR, R A 30 October 1917 Private GIBSON, ALBERT, A 26 October 1917 Corporal GIBSON, CHARLES CARMICHAEL, C C 30 October 1917 Private GIBSON, FREDERICK WILLIAM, F W 26 October 1917 Private GIBSON, FREDERICK WILLIAM, F W 7 November 1917 Private GIBSON, GEORGE NOBLE, G N 6 November 1917 Private GIDDYE, WILLIAMS CHARLES, W C 26 October 1917 Private GIFFORD, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Gunner GIFFORD, MALCOLM, M 8 November 1917 Gunner GILBERT, JAMES, J 29 October 1917 Private GILCHRIST, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private GILES, FREDERICK HOWARD, F H 26 October 1917 Private GILES, SYDNEY WILLIAM, S W 8 November 1917 Private GILKER, CLIFFORD JAMES, C J 6 November 1917 Private GILL, THOMAS JAMES, T J 10 November 1917 Private GILLESPIE, JOHN MCLARE, J M 1 November 1917 Lieutenant GILLESPIE, ROY CAIMAN, R C 31 October 1917 Private GILLESPIE, ROBERT GEORGE, R G 6 November 1917 Private GILLETT, LANCE, L 26 October 1917 Private GILLIES, ALEXANDER, A 3 November 1917 Private GILLIS, CHARLES ANTHONY, C A 6 November 1917 Private GILLIS, DANIEL ALEXANDER, D A 9 November 1917 Private GILLIS, GABRIEL, G 1 November 1917 Private GILLIS, JOSEPH BERNARD, J B 30 October 1917 Private GILLIS, PETER MCLAREN, P M 30 October 1917 Private GILMORE, FREMONT THOMAS, F T 6 November 1917 Private GILPIN, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Private GILROY, JOHN, J 2 November 1917 Corporal GILROY, SEYMOUR ARTHUR, S A 6 November 1917 Corporal GILSON, ALLEN, A 6 November 1917 Captain GILSON, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private GIRARD, EMILE, E 10 November 1917 Private GIRDLESTONE, ERNEST VICTOR, E V 6 November 1917 Private GIROUX, EDOUARD, E 26 October 1917 Private GIRVIN, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, W F 30 October 1917 Corporal GITTINS, WILLIAM ALBERT, W A 6 November 1917 Private GIVERMAN, ALBERT, A 1 November 1917 Private GLADSTONE, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private GLASS, ARTHUR EDWARD, A E 7 November 1917 Corporal GLASSPOOL, CHARLES JESSE, C J 30 October 1917 Private GLAZIER, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Private GLENN, BRUCE, B 31 October 1917 Private GLENNON, JOSHUA, J 7 November 1917 Private GLENWRIGHT, WILSON, W 30 October 1917 Sergeant GODFREY, PERCY, P 3 November 1917 Private GODKIN, HERMAN, H 27 October 1917 Private GODKIN, WILFORD MORRIS, W M 6 November 1917 Gunner GODWIN, HARVEY ALEXANDER, H A 8 November 1917 Private GODWIN, JOSEPH, J 30 October 1917 Pioneer GOGGIN, , J P 6 November 1917 Private GOLD, EDWARD ALBERT, E A 10 November 1917 Private GOLDER, HARRY, H 5 November 1917 Private GOLDS, ALBERT THOMAS, A T 8 November 1917 Corporal GOLDSTEIN, HARRY, H 28 October 1917 Gunner GOLDSWORTH, WILLIAM GARDNER, W G 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal GOMME, PERCY CECIL, P C 1 November 1917 Private GONZALEZ, CHARLES, C 31 October 1917
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