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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 BAILEY, MELVILLE MCKAY, M M 2 November 1917 Private BAIRD, JOHN LOUDOUN, J L 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal BAKER, CLARENCE, C 30 October 1917 Private BAKER, ELVY, E 30 October 1917 Private BAKER, EDWARD HENRY, E H 6 November 1917 Lieutenant BAKER, HENRY AYLESWORTH, H A 6 November 1917 Private BAKER, HYMAN ISAAC, H I 3 November 1917 Private BAKER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, J A 26 October 1917 Private BAKER, JOHN RAYMOND, J R 30 October 1917 Private BAKER, JAMES WILLIAM, J W 26 October 1917 Lieutenant BAKER, SPENCER, S 26 October 1917 Private BAKER, WILLIAM CULBARD, W C 9 November 1917 Private BAKER, WALTER HOLMES, W H 27 October 1917 Lance Corporal BAKER, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 26 October 1917 Lieutenant BALCOMBE, FRANCIS CEDRIC, F C 26 October 1917 Private BALDWIN, HORATIO, H 5 November 1917 Private BALDWIN, JAMES ALFRED, J A 30 October 1917 Private BALE, SIDNEY JOHN, S J 31 October 1917 Private BALL, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Private BANISTER, JOHN MONRO, J M 30 October 1917 Private BANKS, ARCHIBALD, A 30 October 1917 Lieutenant BANKS, ROBERT JAMES, R J 26 October 1917 Private BANKS, WILLIAM CUTHBERT, W C 6 November 1917 Private BANNELL, SAM, S 30 October 1917 Lieutenant BARBER, PERCY LOUIS, P L 3 November 1917 Gunner BARBER, WALTER EVERALD, W E 9 November 1917 Private BARBY, IRVIN HJALMER, I H 26 October 1917 Private BARCLAY, ALEXANDER, A 26 October 1917 Private BARCLAY, ROBERT, R 4 November 1917 Private BARCLAY, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private BARHAM, ALBERT JAMES, A J 3 November 1917 Private BARHAM, LEONARD, L 30 October 1917 Private BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY, J H 26 October 1917 Private BARKLEY, WILLIAM HARVEY, W H 30 October 1917 Private BARKLEY, WALTER LEVITT, W L 26 October 1917 Private BARNARD, GEORGE HENRY, G H 1 November 1917 Private BARNES, ALFRED, A 30 October 1917 Private BARNES, HARRY, H 2 November 1917 Private BARNES, PETER, P 29 October 1917 Private BARNHARDT, DANIEL NORMAN, D N 26 October 1917 Private BARNHART, ARTHUR, A 30 October 1917 Private BARNWELL, FREDERICK WILLIAM, F W 6 November 1917 Private BARONET, JOSEPH AMABLE, J A 6 November 1917 Private BARR, ANDREW, A 27 October 1917 Sergeant BARR, ROBERT PERCY, R P 30 October 1917 Private BARRIE, FREDERICK GEORGE, F G 28 October 1917 Private BARRY, HAROLD, H 10 November 1917 Private BARTER, ERNEST GEORGE, E G 26 October 1917 Private BARTHOLOMEW, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 30 October 1917 Sergeant BARTLETT, JAMES BERTRAM, J B 6 November 1917 Private BARTLOW, GILBERT JAMES, G J 6 November 1917 Private BARTON, EDWARD STEPHEN, E S 10 November 1917 Private BARTON, WILLIAM JAMES, W J 6 November 1917 Sergeant BARWICK, ARTHUR JOHN, A J 10 November 1917 Private BASENACH, FRANK, F 31 October 1917 Private BASKERVILLE, GEORGE, G 4 November 1917 Lance Sergeant BATE, ERIC JAMES, E J 8 November 1917 Private BATEMAN, RUSSELL ALBERT, R A 6 November 1917 Private BATES, ARTHUR ELMER, A E 30 October 1917 Private BATES, HERBERT JAMES, H J 26 October 1917 Private BATES, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Sergeant BATESON, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 6 November 1917 Private BATTIN, PETER GREGORY, P G 26 October 1917 Private BAUER, PETER, P 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal BAUFORD, FRANK, F 6 November 1917 Gunner BAXANDALL, ALBERT, A 8 November 1917 Private BAXTER, GEORGE LINDSAY, G L 6 November 1917 Private BAYLEY, JOHN VERNON, J V 28 October 1917 Lieutenant BAYNE, CHARLES MACVICAR, C M 26 October 1917 Private BEACH, GEORGE HENRY, G H 6 November 1917 Corporal BEACH, MARK, M A 2 November 1917 Private BEALE, REGINALD, R 3 November 1917 Sergeant BEALEY, WALTER, W A 8 November 1917 Private BEAM, WILLIAM EARL, W E 6 November 1917 Private BEATON, DUNCAN, D 6 November 1917 Private BEATTIE, FREDERICK, F 26 October 1917 Private BEATTIE, LAWRENCE RICHARD, L R 30 October 1917 Private BEAUCHENE, LOUIS, L 26 October 1917 Private BEAULIEU, JOSEPH, J 9 November 1917 Private BEAUMONT, RICHARD MIDDLETON, R M 30 October 1917 Private BEAUPARLANT, WILFRID, W B 7 November 1917 Corporal BEAVEN, WILLIAM CHARLES, W C 26 October 1917 Private BEAZLEY, ALBERT, A 30 October 1917 Private BECK, THOMAS, T 26 October 1917 Private BEER, HAROLD RUSSELL, H R 26 October 1917 Private BEGGS, THOMAS, T 10 November 1917 Private BEKER, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Captain BELCHER, PERCY JAMES, P J 30 October 1917 Private BELDAM, EDWARD FRANCIS MONTAGU, E F M 30 October 1917 Private BELL, ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, A D 7 November 1917 Private BELL, EDWARD CROSBY, E C 30 October 1917 Private BELL, ERROL STEWART, E S 30 October 1917 Sergeant BELL, HARRY REID, H R 10 November 1917 Private BELL, LORNE WILLIAM, L W 26 October 1917 Private BELL, MALCOLM, M 6 November 1917 Sergeant BELL, RICHARD, R 30 October 1917 Private BELL, THOMAS LYLE, T L 7 November 1917 Private BELL, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private BELL, WILFRED ALAN, W A 6 November 1917 Sergeant BELLAS, ROBERT, R 30 October 1917 Private BELLEFONTAINE, URBAIN, U 9 November 1917 Private BELLEY, EDGAR, E 9 November 1917 Private BELSHAW, THOMAS GLADSTONE, T G 3 November 1917 Sergeant BEND, CHARLES ALBERT, C A 6 November 1917 Private BENDALL, WILLIAM GEORGE HENRY, W G H 31 October 1917 Sergeant BENJAMIN, PERCY EARL, P E 30 October 1917 Private BENNER, FOREST CHARLES, F C 30 October 1917 Private BENNETT, EDWARD HENRY, E H 6 November 1917 Private BENNETT, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 30 October 1917 Private BENNETT, WILLIAM PETER, W P 6 November 1917 Private BENSON, HALVOR, H 10 November 1917 Private BENTLEY, JAMES STANWOOD, J S 6 November 1917 Sapper BENTON, FRANK, F 29 October 1917 Private BERDAN, ALFRED CAMERON, A C 30 October 1917 Private BERGERON, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Private BERGSTEDT, ANDREW, A 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal BERKELEY, JAMES ALFRED, J A 30 October 1917 Private BEROW, ARTHUR JOHN, A J 30 October 1917 Private BERRA, CESAR, C 30 October 1917 Private BERRINGTON, ARTHUR, A 10 November 1917
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