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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.
Gunner LAURIE, CHARLES, C 3 November 1917 Lieutenant LAURIE, STUART, S M 2 November 1917 Private LAURSEN, HAROLD NICOLAI GEORGE, H N G 26 October 1917 Private LAUZON, OZIAS, O 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal LAW, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 30 October 1917 Private LAW, ARCHIE HUBERT, A H 30 October 1917 Private LAW, JAMES EDMUND, J E 30 October 1917 Private LAWRENCE, SAMUEL RICHMOND, S R 10 November 1917 Private LAWRENCE, WILLIAM REUBEN, W R 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal LAWSON, JOSEPH GEORGE, J G 4 November 1917 Private LAWSON, ROBERT, R 26 October 1917 Private LAWSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A 30 October 1917 Private LAWTON, GEORGE WILLIAM COBBOLD, G W C 6 November 1917 Private LAXTON, EDWARD, E 31 October 1917 Private LAZENBURY, CHARLES JAMES, C J 30 October 1917 Private LEA, PETER CHRISTOPHER, P C 30 October 1917 Private LEACH, GEORGE AUGUSTUS, G A 6 November 1917 Private LEACH, GEORGE EDWARD, G E 10 November 1917 Private LEADEN, ALBERT EDWIN, A E 10 November 1917 Sapper LEAHY, VINCENT PATRICK, V P 28 October 1917 Gunner LEARY, ARTHUR JAMES, A J 9 November 1917 Private LEAVERLAND, HARRY, H 6 November 1917 Private LEDINGHAM, JOHN MORRISON, J M 26 October 1917 Lieutenant LEDUC, JOHN CHARLES ROMUALD, J C R 7 November 1917 Private LEE, HARRY, H R 26 October 1917 Private LEE, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Sergeant LEE, SIDNEY JAMES, S J 6 November 1917 Private LEE, THOMAS PERCY, T P 6 November 1917 Private LEECE, ROBERT, R 10 November 1917 Corporal LEES, DAVID, D 26 October 1917 Private LEGGAT, JOHN, J 3 November 1917 Gunner LEGGATT, FREDERICK ALEXANDER, F A 3 November 1917 Private LEGGETT, GEORGE ALFRED, G A 3 November 1917 Private LEMAY, PERCY MELVILLE, P M 28 October 1917 Private LEMIEUX, EDOUARD NERE, E N 9 November 1917 Private LEMOINE, HAROLD JAMES, H J 2 November 1917 Private LENEHAN, THOMAS ARTHUR JOSEPH, T A J 30 October 1917 Private LENIHAN, FRANK PATRICK, F P 6 November 1917 Private LENTON, SAMUEL, S 26 October 1917 Private LENZ, WILLARD FREDERICK, W F 30 October 1917 Private LEONARD, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Private LEONARD, HARRY SIMON, H S 6 November 1917 Private LEPAGE, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Captain LEROY, OSMOND EDGAR, O E 28 October 1917 Private LESHANE, KENNETH GEORGE, K G 6 November 1917 Private LESLIE, FRANK, F 31 October 1917 Lieutenant LESLIE, GORDON FRANKLIN, G F 26 October 1917 Private LEWENDON, THOMAS ALAN, T A 26 October 1917 Second Corporal LEWIS, CHARLES, C 28 October 1917 Private LEWIS, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Sergeant LEWIS, FRANK SOLOMON, F 9 November 1917 Sergeant LEWIS, ROGER, R 9 November 1917 Private LEWIS, ROY, R 10 November 1917 Private LEWIS, STEPHEN, S 26 October 1917 Private LEWIS, SYLVESTER MILITIUS, S M 6 November 1917 Private LIBBY, LOFTUS MASON, L M 7 November 1917 Private LIDDELL, GEORGE KENLEY, G K 10 November 1917 Private LIDDICOAT, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 6 November 1917 Private LIDSTONE, HARVEY JOHN, H J 30 October 1917 Sergeant LIDWELL, BASIL ARNOLD, B A 26 October 1917 Private LIESEMER, FRANK RICHARD, F R 30 October 1917 Private LIGHT, PERCY JOHN, P J 30 October 1917 Lieutenant LIGHTBODY, CLUNY JAMES, C J 1 November 1917 Private LILEY, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 10 November 1917 Private LILLY, GEORGE ILES, G I 30 October 1917 Private LINDSAY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Gunner LINKLATER, ANDREW MAIN, A M 7 November 1917 Private LINKLATER, FREDERICK, F 1 November 1917 Private LINKLATER, WILLIAM HARRY, W H 5 November 1917 Driver LITTLE, ALEXANDER, A 28 October 1917 Private LITTLE, THOMAS JAMES, T J 5 November 1917 Sergeant LITTLE, WILLIAM, W 8 November 1917 Private LITTLE, WILLIAM MCKAY, W M 10 November 1917 Private LIVETT, EDWARD, E 6 November 1917 Private LIVETT, JOSEPH EDWIN, J E 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal LIVINGSTONE, DUNCAN WALLACE, D W 30 October 1917 Private LLEWELLYN, EDMUND HENRY, E H 26 October 1917 Private LLOYD, NOBLE RICHARDSON, N R 30 October 1917 Private LLOYD, THOMAS, T 10 November 1917 Private LLOYD, WILLIAM, W 28 October 1917 Private LOATES, ALBERT ROBERT, A R 4 November 1917 Lance Corporal LOCK, RICHARD, R 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal LOCK, WILLIAM VALENTINE, W V 30 October 1917 Private LOCKARD, WILLIAM ROBERT, W R 30 October 1917 Private LOCKE, JONATHAN, J 30 October 1917 Private LOCKEY, WALTER JOHN FARRIER, W J F 26 October 1917 Private LOCKYER, WILLIE TOM, W T 1 November 1917 Lieutenant LOFT, ARTHUR, A 28 October 1917 Private LOGAN, JAMES LEO, J L 3 November 1917 Private LOGAN, ROBERT DRUMMOND, R D 26 October 1917 Private LOGAN, WILLIAM WALTER, W W 30 October 1917 Private LOHNES, LAURENCE, L M 30 October 1917 Private LOMAS, ERNEST, E 6 November 1917 Private LONG, ROBERT HOLLIE, R H 30 October 1917 Private LONG, WILFRID REGINALD, W R 26 October 1917 Private LONG, WALTER WEYBURN, W W 1 November 1917 Private LONGHURST, WILLIAM GORDON, W G 30 October 1917 Private LOOKER, HENRY JOHN, H J 6 November 1917 Private LOOMIS, ROY DOUGLAS, R D 6 November 1917 Private LORTIE, LUCIEN, L 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal LOUDON, DAVID LITTLE, D L 31 October 1917 Private LOUGHEED, WILSON, W 26 October 1917 Private LOUGHTON, ANDREW, A 10 November 1917 Private LOUNSBURY, LEONARD, L 10 November 1917 Private LOVATT, CHARLES WESLEY, C W 29 October 1917 Private LOVE, JAMES WHITE, J W 3 November 1917 Lance Corporal LOVELOCK, GILBERT ARTHUR, G A 26 October 1917 Private LOVELY, TRUEMAN, T D 31 October 1917 Private LOWE, ARTHUR, A 6 November 1917 Private LOWE, EDWARD ALEXANDER ALEC, E A A 6 November 1917 Private LOWE, SAMUEL ERNEST, S E 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal LOWRY, THOMAS, T 27 October 1917 Private LUCAS, GEORGE, G 7 November 1917 Private LUCAS, JOSEPH WILLIAM, J W 28 October 1917 Private LUCEY, JEREMIAH FRANCIS, J F 6 November 1917 Private LUDWIG, HERMAN MUNRO, H M 30 October 1917 Sapper LUKE, WILLIAM, W 29 October 1917 Private LULCHENKO, JOHN, J 8 November 1917 Private LUMLEY, JOHN RICHARD, J R 6 November 1917 Private LUMLEY, ROBERT CHARLES, R C 6 November 1917
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