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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 HAMILTON, JESSE CARR, J C 10 November 1917 Corporal HAMILTON, JOHN LEWIS, J L 10 November 1917 Private HAMILTON, JOHN ROBERTSON, J R 6 November 1917 Private HAMILTON, PERCY, P 10 November 1917 Private HAMILTON, ROBERT DOUGLAS, R D 7 November 1917 Private HAMILTON, WALTER ALEXANDER, W A 10 November 1917 Private HAMILTON, WILLIAM WALLACE, W W 30 October 1917 Private HAMLIN, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, J A 26 October 1917 Private HAMSHAW, PHILIP HENRY, P H 28 October 1917 Private HANCOCK, JOSEPH HENRY, J H 10 November 1917 Private HANDFORTH, HENRY, H 26 October 1917 Corporal HANLAN, WYMAN, W 5 November 1917 Private HANLON, JOHN, J 7 November 1917 Private HANNA, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Private HANNA, JOHN SIDNEY, J S 31 October 1917 Private HANSEL, LORNE EVERARD, L E 31 October 1917 Private HANSEN, CHARLES, C 31 October 1917 Private HANWRIGHT, EDGAR, E 4 November 1917 Private HARDIE, GEORGE DICKSON, G D 6 November 1917 Private HARDIE, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private HARDIE, JOHN, J 10 November 1917 Private HARDIMENT, SIDNEY FOSTER, S F 9 November 1917 Private HARDING, ALAN WILFRED, A W 6 November 1917 Private HARDY, CHARLES HOWARD, C H 6 November 1917 Private HARE, ALFRED WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, A W A 26 October 1917 Private HARE, ERNEST WILLIAM, E W 28 October 1917 Private HARKINS, JOHN, J 5 November 1917 Lieutenant HARKNESS, NORMAN JOHN, N J 6 November 1917 Second Lieutenant HARLAND, HUGH BAXTER, H B 28 October 1917 Private HARLOW, ALBERT LAURIE, A L 8 November 1917 Gunner HARPER, ALBERT, A 31 October 1917 Private HARPER, GEORGE JAMES, G J 8 November 1917 Private HARPER, WILFRED HUGH, W H 10 November 1917 Private HARRIS, ALBERT RIDGWAY, A R 26 October 1917 Private HARRIS, EDWARD, E 1 November 1917 Private HARRIS, GEORGE, G 6 November 1917 Private HARRIS, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private HARRIS, STEPHEN, S 27 October 1917 Private HARRIS, SIDNEY RAYMOND, S R 4 November 1917 Private HARRISON, FRANCIS EVERARD, F E 30 October 1917 Private HARRISON, GRANTON DE JEAN, G D J 10 November 1917 Private HARRISON, HOMER CARBETT, H C 28 October 1917 Private HARRISON, JAMES FREDERICK, J F 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal HARRISON, JOHN VICTOR, J V 10 November 1917 Bombardier HARROP, CEDRIC, C 28 October 1917 Private HART, JOHN JAMES, J J 30 October 1917 Sergeant HART, WALTER, W 28 October 1917 Private HARTELL, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private HARTMAN, CHARLES EDMUND, C E 26 October 1917 Corporal HARTRICK, FREDERICK JAMES, F J 26 October 1917 Private HARTWICK, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal HARVEY, BENJAMIN GLADSTONE, B G 7 November 1917 Private HARVEY, SAMUEL, S 6 November 1917 Gunner HARVEY, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 26 October 1917 Gunner HASLETT, LEONARD DUNCAN, L D 1 November 1917 Private HASTINGS, RUSSELL PHILIP, R P 10 November 1917 Driver HASZARD, GORDON THOMAS, G T 7 November 1917 Private HATCH, WILLIAM, W 28 October 1917 Corporal HATHAWAY, HAROLD, H 26 October 1917 Private HATT, CREIGHTON WELLINGTON, C W 8 November 1917 Private HATT, FREDERICK, F 6 November 1917 Private HAUGEN, ANTON, A 6 November 1917 Private HAUGHN, EARLE, W E 31 October 1917 Private HAVENS, HARRY WILFRED, H W 6 November 1917 Private HAW, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Bombardier HAWKEY, ROY RICHARD, R R 29 October 1917 Private HAWKINS, ARTHUR THOMAS, A T 10 November 1917 Private HAWKINS, MILFORD FRANKLIN, M F 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal HAWKINS, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 6 November 1917 Corporal HAWKINS, WILLIAM HARRISON KIRBY, W H K 2 November 1917 Gunner HAWKINS, WILLIAM THOMAS, W T 31 October 1917 Private HAWTHORNE, THOMAS ORLANDO, T O 10 November 1917 Private HAWTIN, LEWIS, L 6 November 1917 Private HAY, ALEXANDER PETRIE, A P 30 October 1917 Private HAY, THOMAS ROBERTSON, T R 30 October 1917 Private HAYES, HERBERT, H 3 November 1917 Private HAYFIELD, EDWARD, E 30 October 1917 Private HAYWOOD, JOHN ROBERT, J R 26 October 1917 Private HEALE, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Private HEALY, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Corporal HEASLIP, DAVID, D 30 October 1917 Private HEATH, ROLAND THOMAS, R T 6 November 1917 Private HEATH, THOMAS, T 31 October 1917 Private HEATHER, MALCOLM CHARLES, M C 27 October 1917 Private HEATHERS, CHARLES HOMER, C H 28 October 1917 Private HEATON, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal HEBDEN, JOSEPH, J 27 October 1917 Private HEDGES, HENRY, H 10 November 1917 Private HELEM, WILLIAM ROBERT, W R 6 November 1917 Private HELLIER, FREDERICK THOMAS, F T 10 November 1917 Private HELLING, CARL, C 26 October 1917 Private HELMS, JOHN MARTIN, J M 10 November 1917 Private HELSETH, NILS, N 26 October 1917 Private HENDERSON, HAROLD, H 6 November 1917 Private HENDERSON, JAMES PATTERSON, J P 9 November 1917 Private HENDERSON, RALPH CONKLIN, R C 6 November 1917 Private HENDERSON, WILLIAM STUART, W S 26 October 1917 Private HENDRON, JOHN JOSEPH, J J 6 November 1917 Private HENDRY, ARTHUR LESLIE, A L 30 October 1917 Private HENEY, ERNEST, E 6 November 1917 Private HENNESSY, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Private HENOPHY, CHARLES NATHAN, C N 30 October 1917 Private HENRY, ALEXANDER BRUCE, A B 6 November 1917 Corporal HENRY, GEORGE, G H 8 November 1917 Private HENRY, MELVILLE GEDDES, M G 26 October 1917 Private HENRY, ROBERT JAMES, R J 30 October 1917 Private HENRY, THOMAS GEORGE, T G 1 November 1917 Captain HENSLEY, JOHN MANUEL, J M 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal HENSTRIDGE, WALTER ALBERT, W A 26 October 1917 Driver HEPPELL, ROBERT, R 3 November 1917 Private HEPPELL, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Gunner HEPWORTH, GEORGE, G 6 November 1917 Private HERERON, ERNEST JOSEPH, E J 30 October 1917 Private HERMANSEN, AUGUST, A 6 November 1917 Private HERON, JAMES FENWICK, J F 31 October 1917 Private HERRINGTON, HOMER, H G 27 October 1917 Private HERRINGTON, ORVEL, O W 29 October 1917 Private HESTER, SAMUEL THOMAS, S T 9 November 1917 Private HEWITT, CHARLES ERNEST, C E 10 November 1917 Private HEWITT, FREDERICK, F 9 November 1917
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