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 WELWOOD, WILLIAM JAMES, W J 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal WENDLAND, WALTER, W 30 October 1917 Private WENTZELL, EVERETTE, E W 30 October 1917 Private WERGES, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Driver WERLEY, FRANK CHARLES, F C 1 November 1917 Private WESENSKI, WESEL, W 28 October 1917 Corporal WESIL, SAMUEL, S 10 November 1917 Private WESLEY, ANDREW, A 6 November 1917 Private WESSON, ARTHUR MONROE, A M 10 November 1917 Private WEST, SYDNEY, S 26 October 1917 Private WEST, WALTER MELROSE, W M 6 November 1917 Private WESTLAKE, SAMUEL JAMES, S J 30 October 1917 Private WESTON, HERBERT SPENCER, H S 6 November 1917 Private WESTROPE, GORDON, G 10 November 1917 Gunner WETMORE, ALLEN RAINSFORD, A R 7 November 1917 Private WHATMORE, JOHN, J 5 November 1917 Sergeant WHEATLEY, JAMES ALLISON, J A 29 October 1917 Private WHEATON, ARTHUR HARRY, A H 30 October 1917 Private WHEATON, REINSFORD, R 30 October 1917 Private WHEELER, EDWARD, E 26 October 1917 Lance Sergeant WHEELER, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Private WHITBREAD, WILLIAM ERNEST, W E 26 October 1917 Private WHITE, ARTHUR CHARLES, A C 30 October 1917 Private WHITE, FRANCIS, F 2 November 1917 Private WHITE, HORACE, H 31 October 1917 Private WHITE, HERBERT WAKELY, H W 30 October 1917 Corporal WHITE, JOSEPH GEORGE, J G 9 November 1917 Private WHITE, LIONEL RODDY, L R 9 November 1917 Private WHITE, ROBERT EDGAR, R E 30 October 1917 Lieutenant WHITE, RONALD JOHN SAXTON, R J S 27 October 1917 Private WHITE, WALTER, W 10 November 1917 Private WHITE, WILLIAM SCOTT, W S 10 November 1917 Driver WHITESIDE, HUGH, H 30 October 1917 Private WHITEWAY, SIDNEY JAMES, S J 3 November 1917 Private WHITFORD, WILLIAM FOSTER, W F 28 October 1917 Private WHOWELL, LEVI, L 30 October 1917 Private WICKER, EDWIN WILLIAM, E W 6 November 1917 Private WICKSEY, EDGAR GIDEON, E G 10 November 1917 Private WIDEMAN, ERNEST FREEMAN, E F 26 October 1917 Gunner WIDGER, WILLIAM HOWARD, W H 26 October 1917 Private WIGGINS, ROBERT DALZIEL, R D 6 November 1917 Sergeant WIGGINTON, JOHN REGINALD, J R 30 October 1917 Corporal WIGHT, ROY CHAMBERS, R C 26 October 1917 Private WIGHTMAN, CHARLES IVAN, C I 26 October 1917 Private WILCOX, GEORGE SIMS ANGUS, G S A 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal WILD, THOMAS EDWARD, T E 26 October 1917 Private WILD, WILFRID, W 6 November 1917 Private WILFORD, HENRY, H 26 October 1917 Private WILKIE, ISAAC, I E 30 October 1917 Private WILKINSON, ARTHUR FREDRICK, A F 27 October 1917 Driver WILKINSON, ERNEST JOHN, E J 9 November 1917 Private WILKINSON, JOHN EARL, J E 10 November 1917 Gunner WILKINSON, LAWRENCE TREMAINE, L T 30 October 1917 Private WILKINSON, THOMAS WILLIAM, T W 5 November 1917 Private WILKS, HENRY, H H 6 November 1917 Private WILLETT, JOHN HARRIS, J H 30 October 1917 Private WILLETT, WALTER ALEC, W A 31 October 1917 Sergeant WILLEY, FRANK, F 10 November 1917 Private WILLIAMS, ALFRED JEFFERIS, A J 30 October 1917 Lieutenant WILLIAMS, ALBERT STANLEY GABRIEL, A S G 28 October 1917 Lance Serjeant WILLIAMS, BERT, B 4 November 1917 Private WILLIAMS, GEORGE ALBERT, G A 26 October 1917 Private WILLIAMS, GORDON LESLIE, G L 30 October 1917 Private WILLIAMS, HUBERT CHARLES MOSELEY, H C M 6 November 1917 Private WILLIAMS, HOWARD GRANT, H G 6 November 1917 Private WILLIAMS, JAMES JOHN, J J 26 October 1917 Lieutenant WILLIAMS, MARK WEBBER, M W 30 October 1917 Private WILLIAMS, THOMAS AUGUSTUS, T A 10 November 1917 Private WILLIAMS, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private WILLIAMSON, ALEXANDER, A 6 November 1917 Private WILLIAMSON, ALBERT, A 8 November 1917 Private WILLIS, HARRY STANLEY, H S 26 October 1917 Private WILLIS, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 30 October 1917 Private WILLISTON, JOHN DUNCAN, J D 6 November 1917 Private WILLSON, JACK BINGHAM, J B 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, ALEXANDER, A 6 November 1917 Private WILSON, ANDREW STEWART, A S 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, CHARLES, C 7 November 1917 Private WILSON, ERNEST ALBERT, E A 3 November 1917 Private WILSON, HARVEY FLEMING, H F 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, HARRIE MORSE, H M 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, JONATHAN, J 26 October 1917 Private WILSON, JOHN, J 29 October 1917 Private WILSON, JAMES CLYDE, J C 7 November 1917 Private WILSON, JOHN GILBERT, J G 26 October 1917 Private WILSON, JAMES GREIG, J G 10 November 1917 Private WILSON, JOHN HENRY, J H 6 November 1917 Private WILSON, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal WILSON, MATTHEW WILLIAM, M W 9 November 1917 Private WILSON, NORMAN, N 31 October 1917 Private WILSON, RUSSELL ALGER, R A 10 November 1917 Private WILSON, ROBERT HENRY, R H 7 November 1917 Captain WILSON, SIDNEY, S H 7 November 1917 Private WILSON, THOMAS CRIPWELL, T C 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, THOMAS CLIFFORD, T C 4 November 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM, W 28 October 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM, W 10 November 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A 29 October 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 30 October 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM ROBERT, W R 10 November 1917 Private WILSON, WILLIAM ROSCOE, W R 10 November 1917 Lieutenant WILSON, WILLIAM TULLY, W T 1 November 1917 Private WILTON, HOWARD SYLVESTER, H S 26 October 1917 Private WINGROVE, ARTHUR JOHN, A J 6 November 1917 Private WINSLOW, EDGAR ALLISON, E A 9 November 1917 Private WINSPER, GEORGE, G 7 November 1917 Private WINTER, JOHN ABRAHAM, J A S 6 November 1917 Private WINTER, WALLACE JAMES, W J 10 November 1917 Private WINTERBOTTOM, SYDNEY AMYAS, S A 6 November 1917 Private WINTERTON, ISAIAH, I 30 October 1917 Corporal WITHROW, CALVIN EDWARD, C E 6 November 1917 Private WOLFE, EARL STANLEY, E S 10 November 1917 Private WOLVERTON, HARRY ERNEST, H E 5 November 1917 Private WOOD, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private WOOD, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Private WOOD, JOHN ALEXANDER, J A 27 October 1917 Sergeant WOOD, JOHN SUTHERLAND, J S 26 October 1917 Private WOOD, LEE, L 6 November 1917 Private WOOD, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917
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