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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 CALDER, JAMES ROBERT, J R 1 November 1917 Private CALLAHAN, FRANK, F 5 November 1917 Private CALVANK, RICHARD, R 30 October 1917 Private CAMERON, ALEX, A S 6 November 1917 Major CAMERON, DOUGLAS UPTON, D U 30 October 1917 Private CAMERON, JOHN, J 10 November 1917 Private CAMERON, JOHN DUNCAN, J D 30 October 1917 Private CAMERON, JAMES NICHOL CAMPBELL, J N C 10 November 1917 Private CAMERON, JOHN PATERSON, J P 31 October 1917 Private CAMERON, SAMUEL JOSEPH, S J 26 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ARCHIBALD, A 10 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ALLISTER GIBSON, A G 7 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ANDREW JAMES, A J 30 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, DAVID, D 27 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, DAVID, D 30 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, FREDERICK BLACKBIRD, F B 6 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, FINDLAY CHISHOLM, F C 1 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, FLOYD CORY, F C 6 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, HERBERT HAMILTON, H H 8 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Corporal CAMPBELL, JOHN, J 31 October 1917 Lieutenant CAMPBELL, JOHN DUNCAN, J D 26 October 1917 Lieutenant CAMPBELL, JOHN JAMES, J J 26 October 1917 Lieutenant CAMPBELL, NORMAN GORDON, N G 10 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, PETER ALBERT, P A 26 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ROY, R 30 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ROBERT CHESTER, R C 31 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ROBERT JOHN MCLEAN, R J M 28 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, ROBERT THOMAS, R T 27 October 1917 Private CAMPBELL, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Sergeant CAMPBELL, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private CAMPBELL, WILLIAM WILSON, W W 9 November 1917 Private CAMPKIN, SIDNEY BARON, S B 31 October 1917 Corporal CANAVAN, FREDERICK MAYNARD, F M 30 October 1917 Private CANN, JOHN WATLING SAMUEL, J W S 1 November 1917 Lance Corporal CANNING, ARTHUR HENRY, A H 30 October 1917 Private CANNING, LEO VERNE, L V 30 October 1917 Private CAPELIN, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 7 November 1917 Private CAPERN, PERCY GOODMAN, P G 7 November 1917 Sergeant CARD, CHARLES AUSTIN, C A 6 November 1917 Private CARD, HORACE WILLIAM, H W 10 November 1917 Private CARD, REED, R 27 October 1917 Private CARD, THOMAS NELSON, T N 6 November 1917 Private CARDINAL, BEN, B 10 November 1917 Private CAREW, FRANCIS JAMES, F J 31 October 1917 Private CAREW, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917 Corporal CAREY, BEN HAYES, B H 26 October 1917 Private CARLSON, FRED, F N 4 November 1917 Lance Corporal CARLSON, IVER, I 28 October 1917 Private CARMAN, CECIL ROY, C R 27 October 1917 Private CARMICHAEL, JOHN ARCHY, J A 4 November 1917 Sergeant CARPENTER, GORDON CLIFTON, G C 6 November 1917 Private CARPENTER, JOHN, J 7 November 1917 Private CARR, HOMER, O H 26 October 1917 Private CARR, VINCENT, V 30 October 1917 Private CARROLL, WILLIAM, W 10 November 1917 Major CARRUTHERS, KENNETH BURPEE, K B 28 October 1917 Private CARRUTHERS, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 10 November 1917 Private CARSLAKE, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 30 October 1917 Private CARSON, JAMES BROWN, J B 3 November 1917 Private CARSON, JAMES MCDONALD, J M 30 October 1917 Sergeant CARTER, ALVAH ELDON, A E 30 October 1917 Private CARTER, EDWIN ROBERT, E R 5 November 1917 Sergeant CARTER, FREDERICK ARTHUR, F A 8 November 1917 Private CARTER, FRED NICHOLAS, F N 6 November 1917 Private CARTER, GEORGE, G 2 November 1917 Corporal CARTER, HERBERT, H 10 November 1917 Private CARTER, JOHN EDWARD, J E 26 October 1917 Private CARTER, ROBERT OWEN, R O 6 November 1917 Private CARTER, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Gunner CARTWRIGHT, ARTHUR SYDNEY, A S 28 October 1917 Private CARTWRIGHT, LIONEL, L 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CASEWELL, ALBERT HAROLD, A H 30 October 1917 Sapper CASHMAN, EDWARD MICHAEL, E M 2 November 1917 Private CASSEL, ERNEST LEROY, E L 30 October 1917 Private CASSIDY, GEORGE WASHINGTON, G W 30 October 1917 Sergeant CASTLEMAN, ALFRED BRUCE, A B 26 October 1917 Private CASTLETON, JOHN JAMES, J J 6 November 1917 Private CASWELL, CHARLES ARTHUR, C A 10 November 1917 Private CATHER, ROBERT, R 6 November 1917 Private CAVELLE, CHARLES ALEXANDER, C A 26 October 1917 Private CAVUETTE, ERNEST, E 10 November 1917 Private CEDERHOLM, ENOCH, E 9 November 1917 Private CEDERHOLM, WEAVER, W 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CHADWICK, NORMAN FRANCIS, N F 6 November 1917 Private CHAFE, WILLIAM AMBROSE, W A 6 November 1917 Private CHAMBERS, WILFRED, W 6 November 1917 Private CHAMNEY, HAROLD GLENDENING, H G 26 October 1917 Private CHANDLER, GEORGE, G 1 November 1917 Private CHANDLER, RUPERT MATTHEW, R M 26 October 1917 Private CHANDLER, SAMUEL EDISON, S E 3 November 1917 Private CHAPELL, ROBERT, R 5 November 1917 Private CHAPLEAU, ANTONIO, A 10 November 1917 Private CHAPMAN, ELLSWORTH ALBERT, E A 30 October 1917 Private CHAPMAN, ERNEST CHARLES, E C 31 October 1917 Private CHAPMAN, FREDERICK DANIEL, F D 28 October 1917 Private CHAPMAN, GORDON CAMPBELL PRINGLE, G C P 6 November 1917 Lance Serjeant CHAPMAN, GEORGE KENNINGTON, G K 9 November 1917 Gunner CHAPMAN, JAMES RONALD, J R 31 October 1917 Private CHAPPLE, GEORGE HENRY, G H 6 November 1917 Private CHARBONNEAU, MAGLOIRE, M 7 November 1917 Private CHARD, JOHN, J 3 November 1917 Private CHARLEBOIS, DENIS OLIVER, D O 26 October 1917 Private CHARLTON, LE ROY, L 30 October 1917 Private CHARMAN, LEVI, L 27 October 1917 Private CHARNOCK, GEORGE HUBERT, G H 26 October 1917 Private CHEESEWRIGHT, JOHN PATRICK, J P 6 November 1917 Private CHEETHAM, JOHN EDWIN, J E 30 October 1917 Private CHERRY, LORNE, L 26 October 1917 Sergeant CHESHIRE, SYDNEY ALLEN, S A 30 October 1917 Private CHESNEY, SAMUEL, S 3 November 1917 Gunner CHICK, ARTHUR MATRAVERS, A M 28 October 1917 Private CHILDS, EBENEZER, E 26 October 1917 Corporal CHISHOLM, ALEXANDER, A 28 October 1917 Private CHISHOLM, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 4 November 1917 Private CHISLETT, ARTHUR JOSEPH, A J 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CHITTENDEN, ALFRED GEORGE, A G 30 October 1917 Private CHOQUETTE, HARRY, H 31 October 1917 Private CHRISTENSEN, ANTON MARIUS HYLLESTED, A M H 30 October 1917
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