Fallen
Honouring our Fallen Heroes
Remembering
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.
Lance Corporal LUMSDEN, DAVID GREY, D G 6 November 1917 Private LUND, CHARLES WILLIAM, C W 30 October 1917 Private LUNN, GLENDON ISAAC, G I 3 November 1917 Private LUPTON, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private LUSK, CHARLES PETER, C P 8 November 1917 Private LUXON, CHARLES MOYSE, C M 9 November 1917 Private LUXTON, ROLAND, R 4 November 1917 Private LYNCH, HERBERT, H L 30 October 1917 Private LYNCH, JOHN TERRENCE, J T 10 November 1917 Private LYNN, GEORGE, G S 1 November 1917 Private LYON, ALEXANDER MUIR, A M 30 October 1917 Lieutenant LYON, DONALD, D 10 November 1917 Private LYON, LEON FRANK, L F 30 October 1917 Private MABELL, HENRY STEPHEN, H S 31 October 1917 Private MACARTHUR, DONALD ALEXANDER, D A 3 November 1917 Sergeant MACARTHUR, DOUGALL SINCLAIR, D S 26 October 1917 Private MACAULAY, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917 Lieutenant MACCALLUM, EARLE CARMAN, E C 30 October 1917 Private MACCALLUM, MALCOLM, M 28 October 1917 Captain MACCUISH, KENNETH ANGUS, K A 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal MACDONALD, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private MACDONALD, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private MACDONALD, DANIEL JAMES, D J 2 November 1917 Private MACDONALD, DONALD MAXWELL, D M 26 October 1917 Private MACDONALD, DONALD MURRAY, D M 9 November 1917 Private MACDONALD, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private MACDONALD, JOHN, J 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal MACDONALD, JAMES AENEAS, J A 9 November 1917 Private MACDONALD, RONALD, R 9 November 1917 Gunner MACDONALD, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 10 November 1917 Private MACDONELL, RODERICK, R 30 October 1917 Private MACDORMAN, EDWARD ALLISON, E A 26 October 1917 Gunner MACDUFF, GEORGE HAYWOOD, G H W 30 October 1917 Private MACHAN, JAMES CLYDE, J C 9 November 1917 Private MACHTELINSKY, ALPHONSE, A 30 October 1917 Private MACINNES, HUGH, H 30 October 1917 Private MACINTOSH, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private MACINTYRE, NORMAN, N 30 October 1917 Private MACK, WILFRED ABNER, W A R 31 October 1917 Private MACKAY, ALEXANDER JOHN, A J 2 November 1917 Sergeant MACKAY, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Private MACKAY, JAMES SUTHERLAND, J S 1 November 1917 Sapper MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER MCKAY, A M 2 November 1917 Corporal MACKENZIE, HECTOR JOSEPH, HJ 31 October 1917 Private MACKENZIE, JAMES WILLIAM, J W 26 October 1917 Private MACKENZIE, KENNETH, K 30 October 1917 Private MACKENZIE, LEONARD CHARLES, L C 10 November 1917 Private MACKENZIE, MURDO, M 28 October 1917 Lieutenant MACKENZIE, ROSS MACAULAY, R MCA 28 October 1917 Lieutenant MACKENZIE, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal MACKEY, ROBERT BRUCE, R B 6 November 1917 Private MACKIE, ALEXANDER, A 26 October 1917 Private MACKLOW, JOHN ASHWORTH, J A 27 October 1917 Private MACLAREN, GEORGE ALFRED, G A 29 October 1917 Corporal MACLEAN, FITZROY DONALD, F D 9 November 1917 Private MACLEAN, LAUCHLAN, L J 26 October 1917 Private MACLEAN, NEIL HOUSTON, N H 26 October 1917 Major MACLEAN, WALTER LEONARD, W L 10 November 1917 Private MACLENNAN, WILLIAM, W 31 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, COLIN, C 28 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, DONALD JOHN, D J 26 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, DUNCAN JOHN, D J 30 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, DANIEL KENNETH, D K 26 October 1917 Sergeant MACLEOD, GEORGE ANGUS, G A 30 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private MACLEOD, JOHN, J 8 November 1917 Lance Corporal MACLEOD, KENNETH KEITH, K K 5 November 1917 Private MACMILLAN, DANIEL, D 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal MACMILLAN, ERNEST EUGENE, E E 1 November 1917 Private MACMILLAN, IAN, I 30 October 1917 Private MACNAB, JOHN STUART, J S 6 November 1917 Private MACNAUGHTON, COLIN GORDON, C G 6 November 1917 Private MACNEICE, ARCHIBALD, A 10 November 1917 Flight Lieutenant MACNEIL, CHARLES HERMAN, C H 27 October 1917 Private MACPHERSON, FREDERICK, F C 3 November 1917 Lance Sergeant MACPHERSON, GEORGE, G 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal MACPHERSON, ROSS EDGAR, R E 26 October 1917 Private MACRAE, JOHN LAWRENCE, J L 6 November 1917 Private MACRAE, NORMAN, N 31 October 1917 Private MACTAVISH, JOHN HECTOR, J H 30 October 1917 Private MADDAUGH, CHESTER, C H U 1 November 1917 Sergeant MADDEN, GEORGE JOSEPH, G J 10 November 1917 Private MADELEY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private MADER, WARD MAXNER, W M 27 October 1917 Private MADILL, JAMES, J 28 October 1917 Private MAGEE, WILLIAM, W 29 October 1917 Private MAGENNIS, KENNEDY, K 10 November 1917 Private MAHER, DANIEL, D 30 October 1917 Private MAIDMENT, EDWARD, E 30 October 1917 Private MAINSE, CLARENCE GARFIELD, C G 7 November 1917 Private MAITLAND, CHARLES, C 27 October 1917 Sapper MAKIN, THOMAS, T 26 October 1917 Private MAKSIMOVICH, DIOMID, D 10 November 1917 Private MALCOLM, CHARLES SECOR, C S 26 October 1917 Lieutenant MALONEY, JOHN FRANCIS, J F 9 November 1917 Corporal MALONEY, JAMES WILLIAM, J W 10 November 1917 Corporal MALTBY, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal MANARY, WESLEY WEBSTER, W W 31 October 1917 Bombardier MANSEY, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Private MARACLE, ISAAC, I 30 October 1917 Private MARCHANT, FRANK, F 30 October 1917 Private MARCHANT, HENRY GORDON, H G 31 October 1917 Private MARCUS, DAVID, D 6 November 1917 Private MARK, ROBERT HENRY, R H 3 November 1917 Private MARQUIS, GERARD, G J 10 November 1917 Private MARRIOTT, WILLIAM HAROLD, W H 10 November 1917 Private MARSHALL, ERNEST, E 26 October 1917 Private MARSHALL, JOSEPH HERBERT, J H 1 November 1917 Private MARSHALL, JOHN MILLS, J M 1 November 1917 Lieutenant MARTELL, WALTER URBAN, W U 28 October 1917 Private MARTIN, ANGUS, A 29 October 1917 Private MARTIN, EDWARD, E 1 November 1917 Private MARTIN, EDDY, E 6 November 1917 Private MARTIN, GEORGE HAROLD, G H 6 November 1917 Lieutenant MARTIN, JOHN JOSEPH, J J 30 October 1917 Private MARTIN, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 26 October 1917 Private MARTIN, MALCOLM, M 30 October 1917 Private MARTIN, NORMAN, N 26 October 1917 Private MARTIN, WILLIAM CHARLES, W C 30 October 1917 Private MARTINDALE, JAMES, J 30 October 1917
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