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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 TENNANT, GEORGE HARVEY, G H 30 October 1917 Private TENNANT, HARRY, H 6 November 1917 Private TERREAU, ARCHIE, A 6 November 1917 Private TERRY, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 30 October 1917 Private TETROE, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Private THAIN, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private THOMAS, DAVID, D 26 October 1917 Private THOMAS, FREDERICK, F 28 October 1917 Private THOMAS, FRANK EDWARD, F E 26 October 1917 Lieutenant THOMAS, NORMAN JAMES, N J 6 November 1917 Private THOMAS, PERCY GORDON, P G 27 October 1917 Private THOMAS, WILLIAM, W 2 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, ARTHUR FREDERICK, A F 26 October 1917 Sergeant THOMPSON, ALFRED PETER, A P 10 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, CHARLES, C 31 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, DONALD SIMON, D S 8 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, ERNEST, E 5 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, FREDERICK, F 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, GEORGE CARR, G C 29 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, GEORGE HENRY, G H 8 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, GEORGE PURVIS, G P 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 10 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, HENRY, H 30 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, JOHN ALEXANDER SELTER, J A S 26 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, JOHN BELL, J B 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, JOHN GRANT, J G 30 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, JAMES HARRISON, J H 31 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, MORLEY, M 10 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, PERCY, P 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, RICHARD DUNCAN, R D 26 October 1917 Private THOMPSON, WESLEY, W 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, WILLIAM JAMES, W J 6 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, WILBERT RICHARD, W R 8 November 1917 Private THOMPSON, WILLIAM STEELE, W S 10 November 1917 Private THOMSON, ERIC BRADLEY, E B 6 November 1917 Sergeant THOMSON, JOHN BRYDEN, J B 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal THOMSON, JAMES WHITE, J W 30 October 1917 Private THORN, HENRY CHARLES, H C 6 November 1917 Corporal THORNE, ALFRED HENRY, A H 26 October 1917 Private THORNE, STANLEY ARTHUR, S A 30 October 1917 Private THORNE, WILLIAM BENNER, W B 29 October 1917 Private THORNE, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, W F 10 November 1917 Private THORNEYCROFT, NORMAN BAGNELL, N B 8 November 1917 Private THORNLEY, SETH THOMAS, S T 30 October 1917 Private THORNTON, ALFRED, A 30 October 1917 Sergeant THORNTON, ARTHUR, A 5 November 1917 Private THORNTON, HOWARD JAMES, H J 3 November 1917 Private THRASHER, ALLAN, A 30 October 1917 Private THURSTON, HARRY, H 6 November 1917 Lieutenant THWAITES, BASIL CHAMPION, B C 10 November 1917 Private TILTON, JOSEPH, J 30 October 1917 Private TIMMINS, JOSIAH, J 6 November 1917 Private TIMMONS, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private TINDALL, CLARENCE, C F 26 October 1917 Private TINK, STANLEY, S 26 October 1917 Private TINKESS, WILLIAM, W 27 October 1917 Private TIZZARD, WALTER GORDON, W G 10 November 1917 Private TOBICOE, MAXWELL, M 9 November 1917 Private TOBIN, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 3 November 1917 Private TOBIN, AUSTIN EDWARD, A E 5 November 1917 Private TOBIN, DANIEL PATRICK, D P 30 October 1917 Private TOBIN, RUSSELL BERNARD, R B 30 October 1917 Private TOBIN, WILLIAM, W 9 November 1917 Private TODD, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM, C W 6 November 1917 Private TONG, JAMES, J 3 November 1917 Private TOPHAM, BERNARD MATTHEW, B M 10 November 1917 Private TORBETT, DAVID ALEXANDER, D A 30 October 1917 Private TORRANCE, LINCOLN GRIMM, L G 26 October 1917 Private TOUROND, URBAIN, U 26 October 1917 Private TOWLER, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Private TOWNSEND, WILLARD, W 30 October 1917 Private TRACY, THOMAS LAWRENCE, T L 28 October 1917 Private TRADER, ROBERT, R 29 October 1917 Private TRAINE, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Corporal TRAINOR, EDWARD, E 26 October 1917 Captain TRAVERS, OLIVER, O 29 October 1917 Lieutenant TREBILCOCK, ALSEY JOSEPH, A J 6 November 1917 Sergeant TREMAIN, WALTER, W 5 November 1917 Private TREMBLAY, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Private TRENCHARD, CURTIS CHARLES, C C 30 October 1917 Lieutenant TRENDELL, EDWIN ALFRED, E A 4 November 1917 Private TRESSING, MARTIN SEVERIN, M S 31 October 1917 Private TRICKER, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 6 November 1917 Private TRONSON, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Private TROTTER, LIONEL, L 8 November 1917 Private TRUDGEON, JOHN THOMAS, J T 10 November 1917 Private TRUEMAN, JOHN HARRY, J H 10 November 1917 Private TUCK, ERNEST SAMUEL, E S 10 November 1917 Private TUCK, JOSEPH, J 7 November 1917 Private TUCKER, HOWARD WILLIAM, H W 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal TUCKER, LOUIS ALLEN, L A 6 November 1917 Private TUCKER, OSCAR JAMES, O J 30 October 1917 Private TULLEY, JOHN OWEN, J O 3 November 1917 Private TURGEON, LUDGER, L 30 October 1917 Private TURLAND, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Private TURNBULL, THOMAS, T 26 October 1917 Private TURNER, ALBERT HENRY, A H 3 November 1917 Private TURNER, ALBERT HENRY, A H 6 November 1917 Private TURNER, EDGAR DOUGLAS, E D 6 November 1917 Private TURNER, EVERT WILLIAM, E W 28 October 1917 Private TURNER, FRANK, F 28 October 1917 Gunner TURNER, HERBERT, H 28 October 1917 Private TURNER, HAROLD CALKIN, H C 30 October 1917 Private TURNER, JAMES, J 7 November 1917 Private TURNER, ROLAND, R 30 October 1917 Private TURNER, WALTER, W 6 November 1917 Private TURNER, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 8 November 1917 Private TUTTON, JACK, J 8 November 1917 Private TWEED, DAVID CAMPBELL, D C 6 November 1917 Private TWEEDALE, HAROLD ELLISON, H E 6 November 1917 Private TWEEDDALE, JAMES MATHIESON, J M 3 November 1917 Private TWERDUN, TONY, T 26 October 1917 Private TYLER, WALTER, W 30 October 1917 Private TYSON, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private UFFELMANN, SHELDON, S 6 November 1917 Private ULLYOT, ERNEST ELFORD, E E 10 November 1917 Private UMPHREY, ERNEST BENSON, E B 29 October 1917 Private UNDERWOOD, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private UPTON, CHARLES WILLFORD, C W 2 November 1917
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