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.
Sergeant COTE, PERCY EDWARD, P E 30 October 1917 Private COTE, RAYMOND, R 26 October 1917 Lieutenant COTGRAVE, MONTAGUE LEWIS FARMAR, M L F 6 November 1917 Private COUCH, JAMES, J 2 November 1917 Gunner COUGHLIN, KERAN JOSEPH, K J 4 November 1917 Lance Corporal COURTNEY, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A 30 October 1917 Private COURTNEY, WILLIAM BOOMER, W B 30 October 1917 Private COUTTS, MILTON REID, M R 30 October 1917 Private COVE, EARL MINER, E M 30 October 1917 Private COVEY, ARTHUR CLARENCE, A C 26 October 1917 Private COVINGTON, EDWARD WILLIAM, E W 10 November 1917 Private COWAN, FRANKLIN ERWIN, F E 9 November 1917 Private COWIE, JOHN, J 30 October 1917 Private COWLING, HERBERT, H 5 November 1917 Private COX, CLAUDE EDWARD LANE, C E L 30 October 1917 Private COX, EDGAR CHARLES, E C 7 November 1917 Private COX, NATHANUEL, N 26 October 1917 Private COX, RICHARD, R G 30 October 1917 Private COX, SAMUEL LEMUEL ANDREW WINSTON, S L A 1 November 1917 Private COX, WILLIAM THOMAS, W T 30 October 1917 Private COZNIK, NICOLAI, N 5 November 1917 Private CRABB, HUGH JOHN, H J 26 October 1917 Private CRACKNELL, THOMAS PARKINSON, T P 26 October 1917 Private CRAIG, CHARLES ANTHONY, C A 10 November 1917 Private CRAIG, DAVID, D 30 October 1917 Private CRAIG, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Private CRAIG, JAMES ALEXANDER, J A 30 October 1917 Private CRAIG, WILLIAM, W 3 November 1917 Private CRAITE, DOLPHISE, D 3 November 1917 Private CRAMER, THOMAS ARTHUR, T A 26 October 1917 Private CRANDALL, JOHN WARREN, J W 10 November 1917 Lance Corporal CRANFIELD, HARRY, H 26 October 1917 Sergeant CRANSTON, HARRY, H 10 November 1917 Private CRAWFORD, ALBERT BURWELL, A B 6 November 1917 Gunner CRAWFORD, BRUCE LEONARD, B L 7 November 1917 Private CRAWFORD, CECIL ROY, C R 30 October 1917 Private CRAWFORD, JOHN LOUDEN, J L 6 November 1917 Corporal CRAWFORD, REUBEN, R 30 October 1917 Private CRAWFORD, ROBERT GEORGE, R G 26 October 1917 Private CRAWFORD, ROBERT WELLINGTON, R W 26 October 1917 Private CRAWFORD, WILLIAM EDWARD, W E 10 November 1917 Private CREESE, HAROLD RIDAL, H R 26 October 1917 Gunner CREIGHTON, JAMES DUNCAN, J D 10 November 1917 Private CRERAR, JOHN CAMPBELL, J C 6 November 1917 Lance Sergeant CRESSEY, HAROLD SYDNEY, H S 6 November 1917 Corporal CROFT, FREDERICK GEORGE, F G 30 October 1917 Private CROSIER, ROBERT JOHN, R J 10 November 1917 Private CROSSLEY, JOHN, J 3 November 1917 Private CROTHERS, FRANCIS CARSON, F C 2 November 1917 Private CROW, FREDERICK JOHN, F J 6 November 1917 Private CROWE, ALBERT ROYAL, A R 6 November 1917 Private CROWE, WILFRED, W 31 October 1917 Private CROWELL, GEORGE, G 7 November 1917 Private CROWELL, JOHNATHAN, J 30 October 1917 Private CROWLE, DELBERT WILLIAM GEORGE, D W G 3 November 1917 Lieutenant CROWTHER, WILLIAM, W 31 October 1917 Private CROWTHER, WILLIAM, W 1 November 1917 Lance Corporal CROXON, ALFRED OTAVIUS, A O 26 October 1917 Private CROZIER, ANDREW, A 6 November 1917 Private CRUSE, CECIL EDGAR, C E 6 November 1917 Private CUCKSEY, CHARLES WILLIAM, C W 10 November 1917 Private CUFF, CHARLES ALBERT, C A 5 November 1917 Private CULLEN, ERNEST, E 10 November 1917 Second Lieutenant CULLY, LESLIE, L 27 October 1917 Private CUMMING, ANDREW EARL, A E 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal CUMMINGS, ALBERT HENRY, A H 26 October 1917 Private CUMMINGS, JOHN WILLIAM, J W 30 October 1917 Private CUMMINGS, WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE, W N 31 October 1917 Private CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES, C 26 October 1917 Private CUNNINGHAM, JAMES, J 29 October 1917 Corporal CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM BENJAMIN, W B 27 October 1917 Private CURBOY, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Private CURLEY, JOHN LAWRENCE, J L 1 November 1917 Private CURLEY, LEO VICTOR, L V 30 October 1917 Private CURRELL, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 26 October 1917 Private CURRIE, ANDREW, A 6 November 1917 Corporal CURRIE, DANIEL, D 30 October 1917 Private CURRIE, FREDERICK, F W 31 October 1917 Gunner CURRIE, JAMES MALCOLMSON, J M 2 November 1917 Private CURRIER, HOWARD, H 1 November 1917 Private CURRY, FRANCIS SAMUEL, F S 26 October 1917 Private CURTIS, LESLIE WRIGHT, L W 5 November 1917 Private CUTLER, ROBERT GEORGE, R G 5 November 1917 Private CUTLER, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Private D'ARCY, FRANCIS, F 30 October 1917 Private DAHL, HENRY ALEXANDER, H A 5 November 1917 Private DAKING, ALLEN PERCIVAL, A P 10 November 1917 Private DALTON, HAROLD WOODSWORTH, H W 10 November 1917 Private DALTON, LAWRENCE WILLIAM, L W 28 October 1917 Gunner DALTON, PHILIP HENRY, P H 4 November 1917 Private DALY, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Private DALZELL, JAMES, J 6 November 1917 Private DALZELL, REGINALD HOWARD, R H 10 November 1917 Private DANIEL, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private DANIELS, JAMES, J 10 November 1917 Private DAOUST, OMER, O 9 November 1917 Private DARKES, HARRY WILLIAM, H W 6 November 1917 Sergeant DAVEY, SIDNEY CHARLES, S C 28 October 1917 Private DAVID, NEIL, N 30 October 1917 Private DAVIDSON, ALEXANDER, A 30 October 1917 Private DAVIDSON, ARCHIE, A 6 November 1917 Private DAVIDSON, ALEXANDER MURRAY, A M 7 November 1917 Private DAVIDSON, GEORGE, G 30 October 1917 Private DAVIDSON, JAMES RETTIE, J R 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal DAVIDSON, JAMES WARREN, J W 30 October 1917 Private DAVIDSON, RICHARD, R 31 October 1917 Private DAVIDSON, WALTER, W 30 October 1917 Private DAVIE, WILLIAM, W 30 October 1917 Private DAVIES, FREDERICK WALTER, F W 10 November 1917 Private DAVIES, THOMAS EMLYN, T E 3 November 1917 Private DAVIN, WILLIAM MAURICE, W M 26 October 1917 Private DAVIS, CHARLES WALTER, C W 6 November 1917 Private DAVIS, ERNEST ALBERT, E A 31 October 1917 Private DAVIS, GEORGE EDWARD, G E 10 November 1917 Sergeant DAVIS, GEORGE JOHN, G J 26 October 1917 Private DAVIS, JAMES LEYTON DIXON, J L D 30 October 1917 Private DAVIS, RUSSELL EDWARD, R E 4 November 1917 Sergeant DAVIS, THOMAS HENRY, T H 26 October 1917 Private DAVIS, WILLIAM CECIL, W C 26 October 1917 Private DAVIS, WILLIAM CUMMINS, W C 6 November 1917
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