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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.
Private MARTINGALE, ERNEST JOHN, E J 6 November 1917 Private MASSEY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private MASSEY, KENNETH EDMONDS, K E 30 October 1917 Private MASTERMAN, HAROLD WILKINSON, H W 30 October 1917 Corporal MASTERTON, JAMES, J 10 November 1917 Private MATHER, THOMAS LAIDLAW, T L 26 October 1917 Private MATHER, WILMER BLACKMORE, W B 30 October 1917 Private MATHERS, WILLIAM JOSEPH, W J 30 October 1917 Private MATHESON, CAMPBELL ARNETT, C A 26 October 1917 Sergeant MATHESON, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Corporal MATHESON, MURDOCK, M 10 November 1917 Private MATHEWS, DAVID JAMES WILLIAM, D J W 26 October 1917 Private MATTHEWS, CLAUDE ELLIOTT, C E 6 November 1917 Private MATTHEWS, EDWARD, E 10 November 1917 Private MATTHEWS, FRANCIS OSWALD, F O T 30 October 1917 Private MATTHEWS, HARRY, H 2 November 1917 Private MATTHEWS, JOHN SINCLAIR, J S 31 October 1917 Private MAUNDER, JAMES, J 10 November 1917 Private MAUNDRELL, GEORGE HENRY, G H 26 October 1917 Private MAXFIELD, WESLEY MARTIN, W M 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal MAXWELL, WILLIAM, W 3 November 1917 Private MAY, JOHN WESLEY, J W 31 October 1917 Corporal MAYER, LOUIS JOHN, L J 4 November 1917 Private MAYES, HAROLD ELMER, H E 3 November 1917 Private MAYHEW, ALBERT, A 26 October 1917 Private MAYLE, HENRY WILLIAM, H W 6 November 1917 Private MAZUR, HARRY, H 4 November 1917 Gunner MCADAM, WALTER, W 7 November 1917 Private MCAFEE, RICHARD, R 31 October 1917 Private MCALLISTER, FREDERICK, F 9 November 1917 Private MCALLISTER, WALTER, W 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal MCARTHUR, ARCHIBALD, A 10 November 1917 Private MCARTHUR, CLIFFORD GEORGE, C G 30 October 1917 Bombardier MCARTHUR, IRVING WALLACE CLEVELAND, I W C 1 November 1917 Private MCBRIDE, ALEXANDER, A 6 November 1917 Corporal MCBRIDE, HUGH, H 30 October 1917 Private MCBRIDE, PETER BALLANTYNE, P B 3 November 1917 Private MCBRIEN, RUSSEL, R 6 November 1917 Gunner MCCAFFREY, TERENCE JOSEPH, T J 2 November 1917 Private MCCAIG, IVAN FREDERIC, I F 6 November 1917 Private MCCALL, RICHARD MALCOLM, R M 26 October 1917 Private MCCALLUM, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private MCCANN, ROBERT POLLOCK, R P 10 November 1917 Corporal MCCANN, WILLIAM, W J 4 November 1917 Corporal MCCARTHY, GEORGE EDWARD, G E 6 November 1917 Private MCCARTHY, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Private MCCHEYNE, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917 Private MCCLINTOCK, JAMES, J 7 November 1917 Private MCCLUSKEY, JOSEPH ARTHUR, J A 26 October 1917 Private MCCOID, JOHN ROBERT, J R 30 October 1917 Private MCCOLL, GEORGE, G 31 October 1917 Private MCCONACHIE, PETER, P 5 November 1917 Private MCCONNELL, LEONARD JAMES, L J 1 November 1917 Private MCCONNELL, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private MCCONNELL, WILLIAM MAURICE, W M 26 October 1917 Private MCCORMICK, FREDERICK, F 2 November 1917 Private MCCORMICK, RALPH DWYER, R D 26 October 1917 Private MCCORRISTER, ROBERT JAMES, R J 30 October 1917 Private MCCOY, ROY LEE, R L 5 November 1917 Corporal MCCRUM, EDWARD WOLSLEY, E W A 30 October 1917 Private MCCRUM, HARVEY MILBURN, H M 30 October 1917 Private MCCRUM, JONES, J 30 October 1917 Private MCCUAIG, BENJAMIN, B 6 November 1917 Sergeant MCCUAIG, HUGH FARQUHAR, H F 26 October 1917 Corporal MCCULLOCH, DAVID, D 30 October 1917 Private MCCULLOCH, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private MCCULLOCH, WALLACE, W 1 November 1917 Private MCCUMBER, CHARLES LEE, C L 6 November 1917 Corporal MCCURDY, EDWARD GRANT, E G 30 October 1917 Private MCDERMID, EARL, E 26 October 1917 Private MCDERMOTT, JAMES HARRY, J H 10 November 1917 Private MCDIARMID, DONALD, D 6 November 1917 Private MCDIARMID, FINLAY HOWARD, F H 7 November 1917 Lance Corporal MCDONALD, ARTHUR, A 6 November 1917 Lieutenant MCDONALD, ANGUS DONALD, A D 30 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, CHARLES, C 28 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, DOUGLAS, D 30 October 1917 Corporal MCDONALD, EDWARD, E 3 November 1917 Corporal MCDONALD, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, GORDON, G 30 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, GEORGE, G 31 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, HUGH, H 7 November 1917 Private MCDONALD, HUGH CHARLES, H C 30 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, JOSEPH, J 27 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, JOHN, J 10 November 1917 Private MCDONALD, NORMAN, N 7 November 1917 Company Sergeant Major MCDONALD, PHILIP MCINTOSH, P M 30 October 1917 Private MCDONALD, WILLIAM SIMON, W S 26 October 1917 Private MCDONELL, JOHN, J 10 November 1917 Private MCDONNELL, MICHAEL, M 5 November 1917 Lance Corporal MCDONNELL, ROBERT, R F S 26 October 1917 Private MCDONOUGH, EDMOND ALBERT, E A 6 November 1917 Private MCDONOUGH, JAMES MICHAEL, J M 30 October 1917 Private MCDOUGALL, ANGUS, A 30 October 1917 Private MCDOUGALL, ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, A D 6 November 1917 Private MCDOUGALL, HOWARD MILTON, H M 26 October 1917 Private MCDOUGALL, ROBERT GEORGE, R G 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal MCFADYEN, ALEXANDER, A A 7 November 1917 Private MCFADYEN, COLIN, C 30 October 1917 Private MCFADYEN, HENRY LORNE, H L 10 November 1917 Private MCFARLANE, ALEC, A M 9 November 1917 Private MCFARLANE, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Lieutenant MCFARLANE, JOHN RATCLIFF, J R 30 October 1917 Private MCGILL, IRVING CHITTICK, I C 28 October 1917 Private MCGILL, MORLEY WILLIAM JOHN, M W J 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal MCGILLICUDDY, MICHAEL, M 10 November 1917 Private MCGILLIVARY, DOUGALL, D 30 October 1917 Private MCGILLIVARY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private MCGILLIVRAY, GEORGE ALEC, G A 30 October 1917 Private MCGIVEN, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private MCGRATH, DAVID, D 26 October 1917 Private MCGRATH, JOHN, J 8 November 1917 Private MCGREGOR, ALEXANDER, A 3 November 1917 Private MCGUIRE, ARTHUR, A 10 November 1917 Private MCGUIRE, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private MCHOLDEN, NORMAN, N 30 October 1917 Private MCHUGH, CHARLES HENRY, C H 29 October 1917 Private MCILHAGGA, JOHN HUTCHINSON, J H 26 October 1917 Lieutenant MCILQUHAM, JAMES MAXWELL, J M 6 November 1917 Private MCINNES, JOHN DAVID, J D 30 October 1917
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