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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 KEMP, ERNEST ALBERT, E A 26 October 1917 Sergeant KENEE, FRED CHARLES, F C 10 November 1917 Private KENNEDY, EDMUND JOSEPH, E J 6 November 1917 Private KENNEDY, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private KENNEDY, JAMES PATRICK, J P 26 October 1917 Private KENNEDY, JAMES THOMAS, J T 10 November 1917 Gunner KENNEDY, KEITH, K 9 November 1917 Private KENNEDY, NEIL, N 9 November 1917 Private KENNEDY, PETER MCGILL, P MCG 8 November 1917 Private KENNEDY, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 28 October 1917 Lieutenant KENNEDY, WILLIAM SMITH, W S 26 October 1917 Private KENNEDY, WILLIAM SCOTT, W S 3 November 1917 Private KENNELLY, MICHAEL BARTHOLOMEW, M B 8 November 1917 Private KENNETT, AARON, A 10 November 1917 Private KENNEY, EARLE KENNETH, E K 30 October 1917 Private KENNY, EMMANUEL, E 6 November 1917 Private KENSSACK, JOHN, J 27 October 1917 Private KENT, ALFRED JAMES, A J 26 October 1917 Private KENT, CLYDE GLADWIN, C G 10 November 1917 Private KENT, ELMER THOMAS, E T 1 November 1917 Private KEOORKEIAN, BOB, B 26 October 1917 Private KEOUGH, HAROLD SAMUEL, H S 6 November 1917 Private KEOWN, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 10 November 1917 Private KERNAHAN, EVERETT, E 27 October 1917 Private KERNEY, JAMES LUNNEY, J L 26 October 1917 Private KERR, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Private KERR, ROBERT JOHN, R J 26 October 1917 Private KERR, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Gunner KERR, WALTER TEALE, W T 5 November 1917 Sergeant KEYLOR, JOSEPH MICHAEL, J M 29 October 1917 Private KILKENNY, JOHN, J 1 November 1917 Lieutenant KILL, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 10 November 1917 Private KINCAID, ANDREW, A 6 November 1917 Private KING, ERNEST, E 30 October 1917 Corporal KING, EDWARD, E 2 November 1917 Private KING, FRANCIS, F 10 November 1917 Private KING, FRED ELIAS, F E 30 October 1917 Private KING, HENRY WILLIAM, H W 8 November 1917 Private KING, JOHN CECIL, J C 10 November 1917 Private KING, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 30 October 1917 Corporal KINGHORN, HERBERT CLAYTON, H C 30 October 1917 Private KINGREY, WILLIAM FRANCIS, W F 10 November 1917 Gunner KINGSTON, RUSSELL, R 1 November 1917 Private KINNIER, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private KINSELLA, WRAY WILFRED, W W 6 November 1917 Private KINSON, SAMUEL THOMAS, S T 6 November 1917 Private KIRBY, AUBREY JOHN, A J 30 October 1917 Private KIRKNESS, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Private KIRKWOOD, JAMES, J 27 October 1917 Corporal KITCHEN, CHRISTOPHER, C 6 November 1917 Private KITCHENER, HENRY EDWARD, H E 26 October 1917 Private KLEES, ROMAN, R 30 October 1917 Private KNEESHAW, HARRY WALKER, H W 1 November 1917 Sergeant KNIBBS, ALFRED MALCOLM, A M 29 October 1917 Private KNIGHT, ALBERT, A 30 October 1917 Private KNIGHT, CHARLES EDWIN, C E 26 October 1917 Private KNIGHT, PERCY JOSEPH, P J 3 November 1917 Corporal KNIGHTS, CHARLES RICHARD, C R 26 October 1917 Private KNIPE, HENRY JAMES, H J 26 October 1917 Private KNOTT, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Private KNOWLES, FRANK, F 10 November 1917 Driver KNOWLES, HARRY, H 1 November 1917 Private KNOWLES, HAROLD, H 3 November 1917 Private KNOX, JAMES THOMAS, J T 26 October 1917 Private KOYANAGI, HIKOTARO, H 26 October 1917 Private KRESS, FRANCES LEWIS, F L 26 October 1917 Private KRIVORUK, JUSTIN, J 10 November 1917 Private KRWCHINKO, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Private KULCHECKI, WASILI, W 6 November 1917 Private KUNZ, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal KYLE, JOHN FERGUSON BURNS, J F B 2 November 1917 Private LABLANCHE, FRED, F 30 October 1917 Private LABOUCANE, BERT, B 30 October 1917 Gunner LABRACHE, JOHN JOSEPH, J J 8 November 1917 Private LACKEY, EMERSON WILLIAM, E W 26 October 1917 Gunner LACKEY, FREDERICK JAMES, F J 7 November 1917 Private LAFLEUR, ARMAND, A 6 November 1917 Corporal LAGACE, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private LAIDLAW, GEORGE, G 1 November 1917 Private LAIDLAW, PETER MARSHALL, P M 6 November 1917 Private LAING, GEORGE GORDON, G G 26 October 1917 Private LAING, JOHN GORDON, J G 30 October 1917 Lieutenant LAING, JOHN GORDON, J G 10 November 1917 Private LAING, JAMES MCLENNAN, J MCL 28 October 1917 Private LAING, ROBERT, R 10 November 1917 Private LAIRD, JOHN, J 9 November 1917 Private LAIRD, PHILIP THORNTON, P T 10 November 1917 Private LAIRD, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private LAKEMAN, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Private LALONDE, ALEXANDRE, A 31 October 1917 Private LAMARRE, ISIDORE, E 26 October 1917 Private LAMB, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 10 November 1917 Private LAMONT, ROGER THOMSON, R T 27 October 1917 Private LAND, MOSES, M 3 November 1917 Gunner LANDRY, EDWARD HUGH, E H 7 November 1917 Private LANDRY, EMILE JOSEPH, E J 6 November 1917 Private LANDRY, PAUL, P 30 October 1917 Corporal LANE, ERNEST JOHN, E J 26 October 1917 Private LANE, HENRY, H 26 October 1917 Private LANE, JAMES EDGAR, J E 8 November 1917 Private LANE, LEONARD, L 29 October 1917 Private LANG, PETER JAMES, P J 30 October 1917 Private LANGENBACH, GEORGE EDWARD, G E 10 November 1917 Private LANGSTON, NATHANIEL CYRIL, N C B 10 November 1917 Private LANHAM, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 30 October 1917 Private LANSDELL, ALBERT WATERS, A W 30 October 1917 Sergeant LAPLANTE, ARTHUR ALBERT EDWARD, A A E 30 October 1917 Private LAPOINTE, ALPHONSE, A 6 November 1917 Private LAPOINTE, JOSEPH HENRY, J H 8 November 1917 Private LARGE, GEORGE FREDERICK, G F 30 October 1917 Private LARGE, THOMAS HENRY, T H 28 October 1917 Private LARIGEE, DANIEL, D 30 October 1917 Private LARIGEE, PATRICK, P J E 1 November 1917 Private LARIVIERE, ALBERT, A 6 November 1917 Private LAROCHE, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 31 October 1917 Private LAROUCHE, EDMOND, E 9 November 1917 Private LARSSON, LEONARD, L A 8 November 1917 Private LASKEY, FRANCIS WILLIAM, F W 30 October 1917 Private LAUDER, ALLISTER, A 26 October 1917 Private LAUDER, WILLIAM NORMAN, W N 3 November 1917
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