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.
Private MERSON, HARRY ALEXANDER, H A 6 November 1917 Private MESSECAR, ANDREW, A 6 November 1917 Lieutenant METCALFE, ALVA ELMER, A E 8 November 1917 Lance Corporal METCALFE, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 31 October 1917 Private METCALFE, JOHN WESLEY, J W 8 November 1917 Private METHERELL, EDWARD JOHN, E J 26 October 1917 Private METHVEN, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Private MEYER, THOMAS HENRY, T H 30 October 1917 Private MICHAEL, DAVID ALVIN, D A 6 November 1917 Private MICKS, ROBERT ALONZO, R A 31 October 1917 Staff Sergeant MIDDLEBROOK, HENRY PERCY, H P 29 October 1917 Private MIDGLEY, ROBERT DOUGLAS, R D 7 November 1917 Private MILES, CHARLES, C 27 October 1917 Private MILES, THOMAS CHARLES, T C 9 November 1917 Private MILLAR, ALEXANDER JOHN, A J 29 October 1917 Private MILLAR, SAMUEL, S 5 November 1917 Private MILLARD, GEORGE WESLEY, G W 6 November 1917 Corporal MILLER, ERNEST ANDREW KENNEDY, E A K 26 October 1917 Private MILLER, EVERETT EDWIN, E E 26 October 1917 Private MILLER, FRANK, F 27 October 1917 Private MILLER, GERALD, G 7 November 1917 Private MILLER, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Private MILLER, JOHN, J 3 November 1917 Private MILLER, JAMES STUART, J S 2 November 1917 Private MILLER, ROBERT, R 31 October 1917 Lance Corporal MILLER, THOMAS JOSEPH, T J 10 November 1917 Private MILLER, WILLIAM LINDSAY, W L 30 October 1917 Private MILLERSHIP, LEONARD OLIVER, L O 6 November 1917 Private MILLETT, HARTLEY RAINSFORD, H R 30 October 1917 Private MILLICAN, ROBERT JOHN LINDSAY, R J L 10 November 1917 Private MILLIGAN, EDWARD ALEXANDER, E A 6 November 1917 Gunner MILLS, ALFRED, A 31 October 1917 Private MILLS, ALFRED JAMES, A J 30 October 1917 Lieutenant MILLS, GEORGE CARLTON, G C 4 November 1917 Private MILLS, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private MILLS, JOHN SALTER, J S 30 October 1917 Private MILNE, DAVID WILLIAM, D W 28 October 1917 Private MILNE, HERBERT, H A 6 November 1917 Private MILNER, FRANK HENRY, F H 26 October 1917 Private MILROY, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Private MINCHINTON, REGINALD ALFRED, R A 10 November 1917 Private MINDLE, ORA ACILE, O A 9 November 1917 Lieutenant MINNS, ALAN GURNEY, A G 6 November 1917 Private MINOR, ARTHUR, A 6 November 1917 Private MINTY, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private MISENER, JAMES ALDON, J A 30 October 1917 Private MISKELLY, MERVYN, M 30 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, ARTHUR, A 10 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, HAROLD ANDREW, H A 7 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, HUGH BROWN, H B 6 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, JOHN EVERET, J E 8 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, JOHN HARRIS, J H 9 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, JOHN MCNAUGHT, J M 30 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, ROBERT EDVVIN, R E 26 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, WALTER, W 10 November 1917 Private MITCHELL, WILLIAM, W B 30 October 1917 Sergeant MITCHELL, WILLIAM CHARLES, W C 30 October 1917 Private MITCHELL, WILLIAM ROY, W R 8 November 1917 Private MOBREY, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Lieutenant MONCKTON CASE, JOHN, J 9 November 1917 Sergeant MONK, DONALD, D 30 October 1917 Private MONK, EDWARD, E 10 November 1917 Private MONK, HENRY JOSEPH, H J 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal MONTGOMERY, JOHN NEIL, J N 30 October 1917 Lance Sergeant MONTROY, OLIVER, O 6 November 1917 Sapper MOONEY, KERBY MELBOURNE, K M 27 October 1917 Private MOORE, CHRISTOPHER JAMES, C J 6 November 1917 Private MOORE, ERNEST, E 30 October 1917 Private MOORE, FRANK BENSON, F B 30 October 1917 Private MOORE, HARRY HAVELOCK, H H 6 November 1917 Private MOORE, HARRY MERVIN, H M 4 November 1917 Private MOORE, HUGHIE SCOTT, H S 30 October 1917 Private MOORE, ROBERT, R 1 November 1917 Lieutenant MOORE, WILLIAM AMBROSE, W A 26 October 1917 Company Quarter Master Sergeant MORAN, THOMAS, T 10 November 1917 Probationary Flight Officer MORANG, GEORGE HEAVEN, G H 27 October 1917 Corporal MORINE, VICTOR CURTIS, V C 31 October 1917 Private MORISON, DONALD SPENCE, D S 30 October 1917 Private MORLEY, ROBERT EDGAR, R E 10 November 1917 Private MORPHEW, LEIGHTON LESLIE, L L 1 November 1917 Lieutenant MORPHY, JOHN MONTAGUE, J M 27 October 1917 Private MORRICE, CHARLES JOHN, C J 26 October 1917 Private MORRIS, HAROLD, H 31 October 1917 Private MORRIS, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private MORRIS, JOHN ENOCH, J E 6 November 1917 Captain MORRIS, WILLIAM HUGOE, W H 30 October 1917 Battery Quartermaster Sergeant MORRISON, ANGUS EUGENE, A E 4 November 1917 Private MORRISON, DAVID ALFRED, D A 6 November 1917 Private MORRISON, DAVID JOHNSTONE, D J 3 November 1917 Private MORRISON, HUGHIE, H 7 November 1917 Private MORRISON, JAMES HAROLD, J H 26 October 1917 Private MORRISON, PETER, P 30 October 1917 Private MORRISON, RONALD WILLIAM, R W 26 October 1917 Private MORRISON, WILLIAM LISTER, W L 6 November 1917 Corporal MORROW, DOUGLAS WILLIAM, D W 3 November 1917 Private MORROW, ORLAND JAMES, O J 26 October 1917 Private MORTIMER, GEORGE STANLEY, G S 30 October 1917 Bombardier MORTON, FRANCIS VIVIAN, F V 10 November 1917 Private MORTON, JOSEPH ROBERT, J R 31 October 1917 Driver MORTON, THOMAS, T 26 October 1917 Private MOSES, WILLIAM STANLEY, W S 30 October 1917 Private MOVSHUK, DEMETRE, D 5 November 1917 Lieutenant MOWBRAY, CYRIL MCLELLAN, C M 10 November 1917 Private MOWERY, DOUGLAS TUDOR, D T 6 November 1917 Private MOWRY, EDGAR HUBERT, E H 3 November 1917 Gunner MOYER, ORVILLE GEORGE, O G 3 November 1917 Private MOYER, PERCIVAL, P 6 November 1917 Lieutenant MUIL, ROBERT JAMES, R J 30 October 1917 Second Lieutenant MUIR, ANDREW REID, A R 7 November 1917 Private MUIR, COLIN, C 10 November 1917 Private MUIR, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private MUIR, JOHN TODD, J T 7 November 1917 Private MUIRHEAD, SIDNEY ARCHIBALD, S A 7 November 1917 Captain MUIRHEAD, WILLIAM ROBERT, W R 26 October 1917 Private MULDOON, PETER, P 29 October 1917 Private MULDREW, CECIL, C 10 November 1917 Sapper MULHEARN, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 27 October 1917 Private MULLEN, DONALD BURTON, D B 30 October 1917
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