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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 CHRISTIAN, DONALD, D 28 October 1917 Private CHRISTIE, ALEXANDER, A 26 October 1917 Private CHRISTIE, GEORGE, G 26 October 1917 Sergeant CHRISTIE, HUGH FARQUHAR, H F 31 October 1917 Lieutenant CHRISTIE, NORMAN CAHILL, N C 28 October 1917 Private CHRYSLER, THOMAS EDWARD, T E 6 November 1917 Sapper CHURCH, ARTHUR BARKER, A B 3 November 1917 Private CHURCHES, DAVID SPENCER, D S 28 October 1917 Private CHURCHWARD, SYDNEY, S 6 November 1917 Private CLARE, LIONEL VICTOR, L V 30 October 1917 Private CLARK, ERNEST WILLIAM, E W 6 November 1917 Serjeant CLARK, FRANK, F 10 November 1917 Second Lieutenant CLARK, GEORGE, G 3 November 1917 Sergeant CLARK, HARRY JAMES, H J 2 November 1917 Private CLARK, JOSEPH, J 28 October 1917 Private CLARK, JAMES FREDERICK, J F 30 October 1917 Gunner CLARK, NORMAN WESLEY, N W 1 November 1917 Private CLARK, ROBERT GEORGE, R G 9 November 1917 Private CLARK, STANLEY GORDON, S G 8 November 1917 Private CLARKE, GEORGE FREDERICK, G F 30 October 1917 Private CLARKE, GUY HANDFORD, G H 30 October 1917 Private CLARKE, HAROLD JESSE, H J 6 November 1917 Private CLARKE, JOHN FREDERICK, J F 3 November 1917 Sergeant CLARKE, JOHN STANLEY, J S 4 November 1917 Lieutenant CLARKE, PAUL BROOKS, P B 27 October 1917 Private CLARKE, STEWART, S 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal CLARKSON, ROBERT STANLEY, R S 26 October 1917 Private CLAUSE, ISAAC, I 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CLAVET, BERNARD, B 26 October 1917 Captain CLAYTON, EDWARD REGINALD, E R M 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal CLEATOR, JOSIAH, J 9 November 1917 Private CLEGG, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, A H 31 October 1917 Private CLEGHORN, GEORGE, G 31 October 1917 Private CLEMANCE, CYRIL, C 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CLEMENT, JAMES ALEXANDER, J A 6 November 1917 Gunner CLEMENTS, ROY STEWART, R S 31 October 1917 Private CLEMENTS, SIMON, S 30 October 1917 Private CLEVELAND, ELMER LESLIE, E L 30 October 1917 Private CLEVELAND, FRANK SCOTT, F S 30 October 1917 Corporal CLOUSTON, ARTHUR HAMILTON, A H 10 November 1917 Private CLOUTIER, JEAN JOSEPH, J J 29 October 1917 Private CLUTTERBUCK, ALBERT HERBERT, A H 30 October 1917 Private COATES, ROBERT THOMPSON, R T 30 October 1917 Private COCKBAIN, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Lieutenant COCKBURN, GORDON ALAN, G A 8 November 1917 Private COCKETT, JACK, J 6 November 1917 Private COE, ARTHUR, A 10 November 1917 Private COGAN, ALFRED, A 6 November 1917 Private COGAN, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Lieutenant COHEN, MYER TUTZER, M T 3 November 1917 Gunner COKES, EDWARD ROBERT, E R 1 November 1917 Private COLCLOUGH, ROBERT, R 10 November 1917 Private COLE, ARTHUR HAMMOND, A H 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal COLE, FRANK BURLEY, F B 6 November 1917 Private COLE, FREDERICK PERCIVAL, F P 26 October 1917 Private COLE, WELDON LEILOND, W L 6 November 1917 Private COLE, WILLIAM PEARL, W P 30 October 1917 Private COLEBROOK, WILLIAM, W 5 November 1917 Private COLEMAN, HERBERT, H 30 October 1917 Bombardier COLEMAN, WILLIAM, W 5 November 1917 Private COLIN, JOSEPH, J 6 November 1917 Private COLLETT, JOSEPH CLOVIS, J C 6 November 1917 Private COLLETT, PERCY STAPLETON, P S 30 October 1917 Private COLLIER, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private COLLIER, THOMAS WILLIAM, T W 1 November 1917 Private COLLINS, DANIEL, D 6 November 1917 Private COLLINS, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Lieutenant COLLINS, HUBERT PERCIVAL, H P 30 October 1917 Sergeant COLLINS, JOHN BERNARD, J B 30 October 1917 Private COLLINS, JAMES MATTHEW, J M 3 November 1917 Private COLLINS, JOHN WILLLIAM, J W 6 November 1917 Private COLMAN, WILLIAM ERNEST, W E 10 November 1917 Private COLOVICH, MIKE, M 27 October 1917 Private COLPITTS, BELA ALONZO, B A 30 October 1917 Private COLPITTS, GUTHRIE STUART, G S 8 November 1917 Private COLQUHOUN, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private COLVIN, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Private COLWELL, GEORGE STANLEY, G S 6 November 1917 Private CONDON, STEWART WALLACE, S W 30 October 1917 Private CONNELLY, IVAN WINFIELD, I W 6 November 1917 Private CONNELLY, JOHN, J 29 October 1917 Private CONRAD, FRANK, F 6 November 1917 Private CONSTABLE, ARTHUR, A 6 November 1917 Private CONSTANTINE, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private CONSTANTINO, SALVATORE CORDA, S C 28 October 1917 Lance Sergeant CONWAY, ALONZO, A 2 November 1917 Sergeant COOK, EDWARD HERRY, E H 30 October 1917 Private COOK, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private COOK, JAMES, J 4 November 1917 Private COOK, JOHN ERNEST, J E 26 October 1917 Private COOK, PERCY ROBERT, P R 7 November 1917 Private COOKE, HARRY GRAHAM, H G 26 October 1917 Lance Sergeant COOKE, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Lance Corporal COOKE, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Corporal COOKE, THOMAS HENRY, T H 6 November 1917 Private COONEY, WILLIAM, W 10 November 1917 Private COOPER, BEN, B 6 November 1917 Private COOPER, DAVID, D 10 November 1917 Private COOPER, FREDERICK, F 31 October 1917 Private COOPER, GEORGE KIRKHAM, G K 26 October 1917 Private COOPER, SAMUEL, S 9 November 1917 Private COOPER, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private COPE, ROY EDGAR, R E 4 November 1917 Private COPELAND, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Private COPP, STANLEY, S 30 October 1917 Private COPSEY, WILLIAM ARTHUR JAMES, W A J 30 October 1917 Private CORBETT, JOHN BURT, J B 6 November 1917 Lieutenant CORBETT, RAYMOND, R 3 November 1917 Private CORCORAN, LAWRENCE, L 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CORDICK, GEORGE, G 8 November 1917 Private CORDIE, WILLIAM ERNEST, W E 3 November 1917 Private CORDNER, THOMAS HENRY, T H 7 November 1917 Private CORLESS, HUBERT SNELL, H S 30 October 1917 Sapper CORMIER, JOSEPH DOSITHEE, J D 27 October 1917 Private CORNALL, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private CORNELIUS, WALTER, W 30 October 1917 Private CORNFORTH, THOMAS ALBERT, T A 3 November 1917 Gunner CORNTHWAITE, WILLIAM, W 29 October 1917 Corporal COSGRAVE, ALEXANDER, A 7 November 1917 Private COSSAR, BENJAMIN, B 6 November 1917
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