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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.
Corporal HYETT, WALTER JAMES, W J 8 November 1917 Private HYNDE, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Sapper HYNES, THOMAS, T 1 November 1917 Private IMISON, ARTHUR OSWALD, A O 10 November 1917 Private INGLIS, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private INGLIS, WILLIAM KENNETH, W K 5 November 1917 Private INNES, ALLEN, A 30 October 1917 Private ION, JOHN ANTHONY, J A 30 October 1917 Private IRELAND, HERBERT EDWARD, H E 31 October 1917 Captain IRELAND, RICHARD ALFRED, R A 30 October 1917 Private IRELAND, THOMAS, T 29 October 1917 Private IRONSIDE, ALLAN, A 6 November 1917 Second Lieutenant IRONSIDE, JAMES PAUL, J P 29 October 1917 Private IRVIN, ALEXANDER, A 6 November 1917 Sergeant IRVING, ARCHIE MCLEOD, A M 30 October 1917 Private IRVING, JAMES, J 9 November 1917 Lieutenant Colonel IRVING, THOMAS CRAIK, T C 29 October 1917 Private IRWIN, ARCHIBALD, A 10 November 1917 Private IRWIN, EDGAR EDWARD, E E 6 November 1917 Corporal IRWIN, LORNE, L 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal IVENS, CHARLES JOHN, C J 9 November 1917 Private JACK, GEORGE, G 29 October 1917 Private JACKSON, EDWARD ARTHUR, E A 30 October 1917 Private JACKSON, FREDERICK, F 28 October 1917 Private JACKSON, GEORGE HERBERT, G H 29 October 1917 Private JACKSON, GEORGE ROBERT, G R 10 November 1917 Private JACKSON, JAMES, J 8 November 1917 Private JACKSON, THOMAS, T 4 November 1917 Private JACKSON, THOMAS NELSON, T N 30 October 1917 Private JAMES, FRANK ROBERTSON, F R 26 October 1917 Private JAMES, WILLIAM EDMUND, W E 5 November 1917 Private JAMIESON, FREDERICK ALLISON, F A 26 October 1917 Private JAMIESON, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Private JAMIESON, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal JANSON, PETER, P 9 November 1917 Private JARDINE, DAVID, D 1 November 1917 Private JEAN, PHILLIP, P 6 November 1917 Private JEANNOTTE, GEORGE ALEXANDRE, G A 6 November 1917 Private JEANS, SAMUEL JAMES, S J 31 October 1917 Lieutenant JEFFREY, CHARLES LUCAS, C L 27 October 1917 Sergeant JEFFREY, WALTER RUTHERFORD, W R 6 November 1917 Private JELLY, ROLAND ALBERT, R A 30 October 1917 Private JENKINS, WILLIAM ERIC, W E 26 October 1917 Private JENNINGS, JOSEPH HENRY, J H 2 November 1917 Gunner JEUNE, WALLACE, W 31 October 1917 Private JEVNING, PARNELL INGEMAN, P I 26 October 1917 Private JIMMO, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private JOBEL, EMIL, E 6 November 1917 Private JOELSON, DANIEL, D 26 October 1917 Private JOHANNESSON, SIGURBJORN, S 6 November 1917 Private JOHNS, NORMAN WELLINGTON, N W 26 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, AUGUST, A 31 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, ANGUS EDWARD, A E 26 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, ASGERI FINNSON, A F 30 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, ALFRED RAYMOND, A R 29 October 1917 Driver JOHNSON, ARTHUR STANLEY, A S 3 November 1917 Private JOHNSON, BERNARD HENRY, B H 7 November 1917 Sapper JOHNSON, HERMAN, G H 27 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, JAMES ALBERT, J A 4 November 1917 Private JOHNSON, JOHN HENRY, J H 30 October 1917 Corporal JOHNSON, JOHN THOMAS, J T 30 October 1917 Captain JOHNSON, MELVIN OHIO, M O 30 October 1917 Private JOHNSON, OLE, O 6 November 1917 Private JOHNSON, WALTER, W 3 November 1917 Private JOHNSON, WILLIAM BERNARD, W B 30 October 1917 Corporal JOHNSTON, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 30 October 1917 Private JOHNSTON, DUNCAN, D 2 November 1917 Captain JOHNSTON, EDWIN LEVERGNE, E L 10 November 1917 Private JOHNSTON, GERALD, G 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal JOHNSTON, GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, G K 10 November 1917 Private JOHNSTON, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 26 October 1917 Lance Serjeant JOHNSTON, JOSEPH, J G 26 October 1917 Private JOHNSTON, JAMES MILLER, J M 6 November 1917 Sergeant JOHNSTON, JOSEPH NOBLE, J N 6 November 1917 Private JOHNSTON, JAMES WILLIAM, J W 30 October 1917 Private JOHNSTON, ROBERT, R 30 October 1917 Private JOHNSTON, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917 Private JOHNSTONE, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Private JOINSON, PETER JOSEPH, P J 28 October 1917 Private JOLLIFFE, HORACE PERCY, H P 6 November 1917 Private JONAH, ARTHUR WELLINGTON, A W 6 November 1917 Private JONES, ANDREW CECIL, A C 28 October 1917 Private JONES, CHARLES EDWIN, C E 28 October 1917 Private JONES, EDGAR HAROLD, E H 30 October 1917 Serjeant JONES, EVAN THOMAS, E T 10 November 1917 Private JONES, GEORGE HENRY, G H 6 November 1917 Sergeant JONES, HARRY GEORGE, H G 30 October 1917 Private JONES, JOHN MORGAN, J M 10 November 1917 Private JONES, JOHN WALTER, J W 8 November 1917 Private JONES, ROBERT JOHN, R J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal JONES, THOMAS EDWARD, T E 3 November 1917 Lance Corporal JONES, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private JONES, WILLIAM PATRICK, W P 3 November 1917 Private JORDAIN, WILLIAM ANDREW, W A 30 October 1917 Private JORDAN, ARTHUR, A 29 October 1917 Sapper JORDAN, BERNARD HENRY, B H 31 October 1917 Gunner JOSS, ALEXANDER LEWIS, A L 28 October 1917 Private JOWETT, REGINALD NATHAN, R N 30 October 1917 Private JOYCE, MARTIN, M 28 October 1917 Corporal JUBY, BENJAMIN, B 26 October 1917 Private JUDGE, LEONARD WILLIAM, L W 6 November 1917 Private JUKES, HAYDEN, H 27 October 1917 Private KAINES, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Private KALFAS, ANDREW, A 30 October 1917 Sapper KARR, WILLIAM FRANK, W F 28 October 1917 Gunner KAY, HUGH REID, H R 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal KEATING, WILBERT, W 1 November 1917 Private KEAY, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private KEDDY, WILLIAM DAVID, W D 30 October 1917 Private KEE, WILLIAM, W 10 November 1917 Private KEEN, JAMES WILLIAM, J W 30 October 1917 Private KEENS, JOSEPH HENRY, J H 26 October 1917 Corporal KEITH, JAMES MILNE, J M 6 November 1917 Private KELLETT, GEORGE EDWARD, G E 28 October 1917 Private KELLOW, ROBERT THOMAS MANSELL, R T M 30 October 1917 Private KELLY, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Gunner KELLY, LESLIE, L 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal KELLY, THOMAS, T J 6 November 1917 Lieutenant KELMAN, GEORGE, G 8 November 1917 Private KELSO, PETER FRANK XAVIER, P F X 27 October 1917
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