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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.
Sergeant DUGUID, WILLIAM MILNE, W M 6 November 1917 Private DUMONT, ALBERT LOUIS, A L 9 November 1917 Gunner DUNBAR, ALEXANDER MITCHELL, A M 5 November 1917 Private DUNBAR, WILLIAM, W 10 November 1917 Private DUNCAN, BASIL GEORGE, B G 30 October 1917 Private DUNCAN, WILLIAM JOHN, W J 6 November 1917 Private DUNKIN, ALEXANDER, A 6 November 1917 Company Sergeant Major DUNLOP, ARTHUR HAMILTON, A H 27 October 1917 Private DUNLOP, CHARLES REGINALD, C R 6 November 1917 Private DUNLOP, DANIEL, D 10 November 1917 Private DUNN, EZRA THOMAS, E T 28 October 1917 Driver DUNN, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W 30 October 1917 Private DUNN, HERBERT WILLIAM, H W 26 October 1917 Private DUNN, ROBERT ELLIS, R E 5 November 1917 Private DUNSMURE, HARRY, H 26 October 1917 Private DUQUETTE, ARTHUR, A 1 November 1917 Private DURMAN, FRED, F 6 November 1917 Private DUSOME, GEORGE, G 7 November 1917 Private DUSSAULT, ALFRED, A 6 November 1917 Private DUTHIE, GILBERT MASON, G M 4 November 1917 Private DUTHIE, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private DYER, CECIL HARRY, C H 10 November 1917 Private DYKE, OWEN, O 6 November 1917 Private EARLE, GWY VANRENEN, G V 10 November 1917 Company Quarter Master Sergeant EASSON, WILLIAM, W 26 October 1917 Private EAST, CHARLES WILLIAM, C W 27 October 1917 Private EASTON, JOHN, J 26 October 1917 Corporal EASTWOOD, HERBERT JOHN, H J 31 October 1917 Lieutenant EATON, JAFFRAY, J 26 October 1917 Captain EATON, LEONARD CARL, L C 29 October 1917 Sergeant EATON, WALTER EMMERSON, W E 30 October 1917 Private EATON, WILLIAM THOMAS, W T 10 November 1917 Corporal EAVES, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Private ECCLES, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 6 November 1917 Private EDDIE, CHARLES, C 26 October 1917 Private EDGE, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Private EDGE, SAMUEL, S 3 November 1917 Private EDGE, WURTZ ALFRED, W A 5 November 1917 Private EDISS, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 30 October 1917 Lance Sergeant EDMUNDS, HARRY JAMES, H J 26 October 1917 Private EDMUNDSON, WILLIAM, W 6 November 1917 Private EDWARDS, ARTHUR LEONARD, A L 30 October 1917 Driver EDWARDS, HARRY, H 2 November 1917 Private EDWARDS, JOSEPH, J 30 October 1917 Gunner EELY, WILLIAM, W 5 November 1917 Private EGGLESTONE, CHARLES ALFRED, C A 4 November 1917 Private ELDERS, FRANCIS HERBERT, F H 30 October 1917 Sergeant ELDRIDGE, WILLIAM GEORGE, W G 7 November 1917 Private ELKINGTON, FREDERICK, F 26 October 1917 Private ELLERY, HENRY MILTON, H M 27 October 1917 Private ELLIOT, JAMES HARVEY, J H 30 October 1917 Private ELLIOTT, CHARLES, C 6 November 1917 Private ELLIOTT, GEORGE HINGSTON, G H 9 November 1917 Private ELLIOTT, JAMES, J 30 October 1917 Private ELLIOTT, WILLIAM BERTRAND, W B 10 November 1917 Private ELLIS, BENJAMIN, B 30 October 1917 Gunner ELLIS, ELIJAH JOHN, E J 26 October 1917 Private ELLIS, JAMES, J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal ELLIS, JOHN HENRY, J H 26 October 1917 Sapper ELLIS, PETER, P 9 November 1917 Lance Corporal ELLIS, PERCY ERNEST, P E 30 October 1917 Private ELLIS, THOMAS, T 6 November 1917 Private EMBREY, ALBERT, A 30 October 1917 Private EMERSON, CHARLES LOUIS, C L 30 October 1917 Private EMERTON, EDWARD JOSEPH, E J 30 October 1917 Private EMERY, ARTHUR ARCHIBALD, A A 10 November 1917 Private EMMERSON, ALBERT, A L 8 November 1917 Private EMMONS, HUGH OSWALD, H O 26 October 1917 Private EMMONS, WALTER HENRY, W H 10 November 1917 Sergeant EMSLIE, JOHN WATSON, J W 6 November 1917 Private ENGLAND, ALBERT EDWARD, A E 6 November 1917 Private ENGLAND, SIDNEY MARK, S M 26 October 1917 Private ENGLISH, JOHN, J 4 November 1917 Gunner ENGLISH, THOMAS ALBERT, T A 28 October 1917 Private ERICKSON, CARL OSCAR, C O 6 November 1917 Lance Corporal ESSON, EDWARD, E 26 October 1917 Private ETHERIDGE, ALBERT CHARLES, A C 30 October 1917 Private EVANS, CALEB, C 6 November 1917 Gunner EVANS, CHARLES YULE, C Y 31 October 1917 Private EVANS, FREDERICK, F 30 October 1917 Private EVANS, FREDERICK EDWARD, F E 2 November 1917 Private EVANS, FREDERICK HENRY, F H 10 November 1917 Private EVANS, PERCY, P 7 November 1917 Private EVANS, REGINALD, R 30 October 1917 Corporal EVANS, THOMAS, T 30 October 1917 Lieutenant EVANS, WILLIAM HENRY, W H 2 November 1917 Lance Corporal EVOY, WILLIAM ROBERT, W R 30 October 1917 Sergeant EWENS, LIONEL RICHARD, L R 26 October 1917 Private EWING, JOHN, J 5 November 1917 Private EWING, SAMUEL, S 30 October 1917 Private EWING, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A 28 October 1917 Sergeant EYKEL, WILLIAM ALFRED, W A 3 November 1917 Corporal EYKELBOSCH, FRANK, F 26 October 1917 Private FAHEY, JOHN, J A 6 November 1917 Private FAIRBANK, ALBERT GRAYDON, A G 6 November 1917 Private FAIRSERVICE, PHILIP, P 30 October 1917 Private FAKELEY, WILFRED ERNEST, W E 10 November 1917 Private FALKNER, CHARLES PHILLIP ARTHUR, C P A 1 November 1917 Private FALLET, WILLY, W 10 November 1917 Gunner FALLS, CECIL ACKROYD, C A 7 November 1917 Private FANNING, ROY ATWATER, R A 7 November 1917 Corporal FARGEY, GEORGE CLARENCE, G C 10 November 1917 Private FARLEY, THOMAS, T 10 November 1917 Private FARMER, ALLAN SIDNEY, A S 3 November 1917 Private FARMER, GEORGE HENRY, G H 6 November 1917 Private FARQUHARSON, DONALD, D 6 November 1917 Private FARR, ELSON, E 6 November 1917 Private FARR, JOSEPH FREDERICK, J F 7 November 1917 Corporal FARRELL, ARCHIE BRYAN, A B 31 October 1917 Corporal FARRELL, CHARLES ALONZO, C A 3 November 1917 Private FARRELL, HENRY JOHN, H J 30 October 1917 Private FARRIS, WINFIELD ARTHUR, W A 30 October 1917 Private FARSTAD, JOHN, J 6 November 1917 Sergeant FAULDS, JAMES, J 8 November 1917 Private FEATHERSTONE, WILLIAM JAMES, W J 6 November 1917 Private FEE, GEORGE HERBERT, G H 10 November 1917 Private FEHRENBACH, AUGUSTINE JOHN, A J 26 October 1917 Lance Corporal FELLINGHAM, FRANK, F 28 October 1917 Private FELTHAM, ALEC WILLIAM, A W 26 October 1917 Private FELTZ, EDWARD HENRY, E H 10 November 1917
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