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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 STEWART, ROSS ALEXANDER, R A 30 October 1917 Private STEWART, ROBERT ALEXANDER, R A 2 November 1917 Private STEWART, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private STEWART, WILLIAM DAVID, W D 31 October 1917 Private STEWART, WILLIAM DONALD, W D 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal STEWART, WILLIAM INNIS, W I 7 November 1917 Private STEWART, WILLIAM PEEBLES, W P 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal STEWART, WILLIAM ROBINSON, W R 30 October 1917 Private STHALL, BRUCE, B 10 November 1917 Private STICKNEY, GEORGE, G 29 October 1917 Lance Corporal STILES, BEDFORD ALLAN, B A 7 November 1917 Lance Corporal STILES, BEDFORD ALLAN, B A 7 November 1917 Private STILES, JOHN ARTHUR, J A 6 November 1917 Private STILES, MAXWELL JOB, M J 30 October 1917 Major STINSON, CHARLES RUSSELL, C R 6 November 1917 Sergeant STIRLING, ROBERT MAR, R M 26 October 1917 Private STIRTON, JAMES MANN, J M 10 November 1917 Lieutenant STIVER, HARRY CECIL, H C 10 November 1917 Private STOBO, ISAAC ALBERT, I A 30 October 1917 Lance Serjeant STOCKALL, GEORGE, G F 9 November 1917 Private STOCKBRIDGE, RAYMOND LESLIE, R L 10 November 1917 Private STOCKS, GEORGE, G 6 November 1917 Private STODDART, HARRY ROBERT, H R 26 October 1917 Corporal STOKES, ERIC, E 10 November 1917 Lieutenant STONE, FRANKLIN GEORGE, F G 30 October 1917 Private STONE, STEPHEN, S 9 November 1917 Lieutenant STONE, VICTOR AUGUSTUS, V A 10 November 1917 Private STONE, WILLIAM EARL, W E 6 November 1917 Private STONE, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 26 October 1917 Private STONEHOUSE, FRANK, F 31 October 1917 Private STONEY, ROY JACOB, R J 26 October 1917 Private STOREY, CHARLES CLIFFORD, C C 8 November 1917 Private STORMONT, GEORGE YOUNG, G Y 26 October 1917 Private STORY, CHRISTOPHER ROBERT, C R 10 November 1917 Private STRACHAN, JAMES RUSSELL, J R 26 October 1917 Private STRACHAN, THOMAS EDGAR LAIDLAW, T E L 6 November 1917 Private STRICKLAND, GEORGE ROPER, G R 1 November 1917 Private STRIDE, HERBERT, H 6 November 1917 Private STRINGER, WILLIAM EARLE, W E 10 November 1917 Private STRONG, ERLE JOSEPH, E J 10 November 1917 Private STROUD, FRANK, F 6 November 1917 Private STROYD, HARRY, H 30 October 1917 Private STRUB, GEORGE ADOLPH, G A 9 November 1917 Private STRUTHERS, MELVILLE HENDERSON, M H 26 October 1917 Lieutenant STUART-BAILEY, CHARLES, C 29 October 1917 Private STUBBING, GLEESON EDWARD, G E 6 November 1917 Sergeant STUBBS, ALEXANDER BROWN, A B 6 November 1917 Sergeant STUMP, LEONARD EDWARD, L E 6 November 1917 Private STURNEY, ALFRED ARTHUR, A A 26 October 1917 Private STURNEY, EDWARD HENRY, E H 26 October 1917 Private SUDDABY, GORDON, G H 10 November 1917 Private SUGGITT, FRANCIS WILLIAM, F W 26 October 1917 Captain SULIVAN, HENRY ERNEST, H E P 31 October 1917 Private SULLIVAN, EDWARD MICHAEL, E M 29 October 1917 Private SULLIVAN, EDWARD PATRICK, E P 30 October 1917 Private SULLIVAN, GEORGE, G 10 November 1917 Gunner SULLIVAN, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Private SULLIVAN, PATRICK, P 30 October 1917 Private SULLIVAN, THOMAS, T 5 November 1917 Private SUMMERS, JOHN ANDREW, J A 10 November 1917 Private SUMMERS, WILLIAM REW, W R 29 October 1917 Private SUTCLIFFE, FRANK, F 3 November 1917 Private SUTHERBY, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 30 October 1917 Private SUTHERLAND, EDWARD, E R 26 October 1917 Gunner SUTHERLAND, GEORGE, G 9 November 1917 Private SUTHERLAND, JAMES HECTOR, J H 30 October 1917 Private SUTHERLAND, MALCOLM, M A S 10 November 1917 Private SUTHERLAND, RUSSELL GORDON, R G 26 October 1917 Private SUTHERLAND, THOMAS BOWIE, T B 28 October 1917 Private SUTTERBY, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, W A D 31 October 1917 Private SUTTIS, WILLIAM THOMAS, W T 30 October 1917 Chief Officer SWANNEY, WILLIAM, W 5 November 1917 Private SWEENEY, CARSON, C 1 November 1917 Private SWEENEY, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Private SWEENEY, MARTIN, M 5 November 1917 Private SWEENEY, PATRICK, P 6 November 1917 Private SWEET, HARRY, H 26 October 1917 Private SWIM, HIBBERT JAMES, H J 7 November 1917 Corporal SWINDEN, FREDERICK, F L 8 November 1917 Private SWITZER, HAROLD EDWARD, H E 31 October 1917 Private SYME, DAVID JOHNSTON, D J 28 October 1917 Private SYMON, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private SYMONS, SAMUEL JOHN, S J 4 November 1917 Private SYMONS, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private SYNSKI, STEVIN, S 6 November 1917 Private TAELMAN, RICHARD, R 6 November 1917 Gunner TAMBLING, GEORGE THOMAS, G T 6 November 1917 Private TANDY, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Sapper TANNER, FREDERICK ANDREW, F A 3 November 1917 Lance Corporal TAPSELL, RICHARD, R 10 November 1917 Gunner TARDIF, EMILE, E 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal TARR, FRANK, F 6 November 1917 Private TATHAM, SAMUEL NORMAN, S N V 10 November 1917 Private TAVERNER, FRANK, F 6 November 1917 Private TAYLER, HAROLD LYTTLETON, H L 10 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, ALBERT, A 30 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, ARTHUR ANDERSON, A A 30 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, ARTHUR, A H 6 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, ALECK IRWIN MACDONALD, A I M 9 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, ARCHIE LLOYD, A L 26 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, FREDERICK HENRY, F H 3 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, HAROLD AMOS, H A 30 October 1917 Lance Sergeant TAYLOR, JOHN EDWARD, J E 8 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, JOHN SAMUEL, J S 26 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, ROBERT, R 26 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, RICHARD, R 10 November 1917 Private TAYLOR, REUBEN ROY, R R 31 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, WILLIAM, W 28 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, WILLIAM ALFRED, W A 30 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 30 October 1917 Sergeant TAYLOR, WILLIAM FAULKNER, W F 26 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, WILLIAM LA VERNE, W L V 30 October 1917 Private TAYLOR, WILFRID STANLEY, W S 29 October 1917 Private TEBB, WILLIAM ALBERT, W A 10 November 1917 Private TEEL, NORMAN ARCHIBALD, N A 6 November 1917 Gunner TEMPLE, ROBERT HOPE, R H 7 November 1917 Private TEMPLETON, ARTHUR, A 30 October 1917 Private TEMPLETON, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Private TENEYCKE, FRANKLIN LESLIE, F L 10 November 1917 Private TENNANT, GEORGE, G 3 November 1917
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