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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.
Gunner URQUHART, ALLAN, A 8 November 1917 Private URQUHART, ROY, R J 26 October 1917 Private URQUHART, WILLIAM, W 7 November 1917 Private USZY, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private VALENTI, JOSEPH, J 27 October 1917 Sergeant VALLANCE, GEORGE FRANCIS, G F 6 November 1917 Private VALLEE, JAMES AUGUSTIN, J A 26 October 1917 Private VAN NESTE, RICHARD, R 10 November 1917 Lieutenant VAN PETTEN, EMERY JAMES, E J 30 October 1917 Private VAN SICKLEN, LEWIS, L 5 November 1917 Private VANCE, CHARLES ALBERT, C A 6 November 1917 Company Quarter Master Sergeant VANCE, HARRY HOWARD, H H 1 November 1917 Driver VANFLEET, DAVID SINCLAIR, D S 6 November 1917 Private VANKLEEK, GEORGE WHITEFORD, G W 30 October 1917 Private VANSTONE, WILLIAM FREDERICK, W F 26 October 1917 Regimental Sergeant Major (WO.I) VASS, JOHN ALFRED, J A 6 November 1917 Private VAUGHAN, EDGAR, E 30 October 1917 Private VAUGHAN, RALPH, R 30 October 1917 Private VAUGHAN, WILLIAM HEBER, W H 30 October 1917 Gunner VELLA, GAETANO, G 7 November 1917 Private VEMEL, GELEUM (WILLIAM), G 29 October 1917 Private VERE, JOSEPH, J 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal VERHAEGHE, RICHARD, R 30 October 1917 Private VERITY, JOSEPH CYRIL, J C 1 November 1917 Private VEZINA, LORENZO, L 30 October 1917 Private VIAU, HECTOR, H 30 October 1917 Private VIBERT, PETER ABRAHAM, P A 7 November 1917 Private VICKERY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private VIEVIER, JOSEPH, J 26 October 1917 Private VINCENT, WALLACE BERTIE, W B 6 November 1917 Private VINEY, ARTHUR FREDERICK, A F 4 November 1917 Private VITCKO, GREGOIRE, G 27 October 1917 Private VLENEFF, HENRY, H 3 November 1917 Private VOKINS, WILLIAM MCARTHUR, W M 30 October 1917 Private VOLLER, WILLIAM SCOVELL, W S 6 November 1917 Private VOLLETT, HARRY, H 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal WADDELL, JAMES, J 10 November 1917 Private WADE, HARVEY WILLIAM, H W 6 November 1917 Private WADE, JONATHAN, J 30 October 1917 Private WADLAND, HENRY LAWRENCE, H L 10 November 1917 Private WAGNER, WALTER DOUGLAS, W D 30 October 1917 Private WALBRIDGE, THOMAS ALBERT, T A 9 November 1917 Private WALES, CLAUD LESLIE, C L 29 October 1917 Private WALKER, ALEXANDER, A 26 October 1917 Sergeant WALKER, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private WALKER, ANDREW, A 30 October 1917 Private WALKER, ALFRED ALLEN, A A 3 November 1917 Private WALKER, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Private WALKER, JACK, J 6 November 1917 Private WALKER, JOHN DAVID GARDNER, J D G 2 November 1917 Private WALKER, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 1 November 1917 Private WALKER, NORMAN, N 30 October 1917 Private WALKER, ROBERT JOHN, R J 6 November 1917 Private WALKER, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 7 November 1917 Sapper WALKER, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 3 November 1917 Private WALL, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private WALLACE, BURTON ALWARD, B A 6 November 1917 Private WALLACE, GEORGE, G 31 October 1917 Private WALLAY, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private WALLBERG, MARTIN TORE, M T 10 November 1917 Private WALLIKER, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Corporal WALLIS, FRED, F 31 October 1917 Private WALTER, EDWARD, E 30 October 1917 Private WALTER, ROBERT JAMES STANLEY, R J S 26 October 1917 Private WALTERS, JAMES HENRY, J H 26 October 1917 Private WALTON, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private WALTON, WALTER FRANK, W F 6 November 1917 Private WAMSLAY, RICHARD, R 27 October 1917 Private WANKEL, JOHN WESLEY, J W 6 November 1917 Gunner WARBANK, STEPHEN WILLIAM, S W 7 November 1917 Sergeant WARD, ALBERT DANBY, A D 30 October 1917 Private WARD, CRANDALL, C 30 October 1917 Private WARD, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 3 November 1917 Private WARD, LEONARD CECIL, L C 5 November 1917 Private WARD, MOSES, M 10 November 1917 Private WARD, WILLIE ERNEST, W E 30 October 1917 Private WARE, FREDERICK WILLIAM, F W 26 October 1917 Private WARMAN, HOWARD WILLIAM, H W 31 October 1917 Private WARNER, EARLE MICHAEL, E M 9 November 1917 Private WARNER, NELSON, N 6 November 1917 Private WARREN, ARTHUR RUSSEL, A R 6 November 1917 Private WASHINGTON, GEORGE, G 8 November 1917 Private WATSON, FRANK CHARLES JAY, F C J 31 October 1917 Private WATSON, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 6 November 1917 Private WATSON, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Lieutenant WATSON, JOSEPH LONGSTAFF, J L 8 November 1917 Private WATSON, KENNETH BAKER, K B 4 November 1917 Private WATSON, LESTLY DELKO, L D 7 November 1917 Private WATSON, WILLIAM HAY, W H 27 October 1917 Corporal WATSON, WILLIAM WALLACE, W W 10 November 1917 Private WATTERSON, JOHN LEVI, J L 26 October 1917 Corporal WATTS, CHARLES, C 30 October 1917 Private WATTS, CLARENCE RAYMOND, C R 26 October 1917 Driver WAY, GEORGE ERNEST, G E 1 November 1917 Private WAY, GEORGE ROBERT, G R 7 November 1917 Private WEAL, HERBERT JAMES, H J 30 October 1917 Captain WEARE, CECIL, C 31 October 1917 Corporal WEARY, CYRIL CLEMENT, C C 6 November 1917 Private WEATHERSBY, CHARLES HENRY, C H 10 November 1917 Private WEAVER, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Private WEBB, ALBERT WALTER, A W 26 October 1917 Private WEBB, FREDERICK CHARLES, F C 6 November 1917 Private WEBB, FRANK HUGH, F H 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal WEBB, FRANK JOSEPH, F J 10 November 1917 Sergeant WEBB, MATTHEW, M 26 October 1917 Private WEBB, OSCAR MELVILLE, O M 30 October 1917 Private WEBB, WILLIAM, W J 31 October 1917 Bombardier WEBBER, ARTHUR, A 8 November 1917 Private WEBBER, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Lieutenant WEBSTER, LAWRANCE FITZGERALD, L F 30 October 1917 Private WEDGEWOOD, RONALD MOORE, R M 7 November 1917 Lance Corporal WEDLOCK, RICHARD OSWALD, R O 28 October 1917 Private WEEGAR, EARL ADRIAN, E A 6 November 1917 Private WEESE, THOMAS GARFIELD, T G 9 November 1917 Private WELCH, SIDNEY BEALE, S B 30 October 1917 Private WELCH, WALTER, W 30 October 1917 Lieutenant WELLAND, FRANKLIN, J F 6 November 1917 Private WELLER, CHARLES EDWIN MOORES, C E M 26 October 1917 Private WELLS, WILLIAM DAVID, W D 6 November 1917 Sergeant WELSH, GEORGE, G 10 November 1917
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