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Isaac Maracle
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 28/07/1897 |
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Place of birth: Shannonville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: Shannonville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
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Profession: Labourer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 636881 |
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Enlistment date: 21/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
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Units: — Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Meetcheele, Passchendaele, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 20 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 10 |
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My story
Isaac Maracle was the son of Eliza Maracle. He was born on 28 July 1897 in Shannonville, Ontario, Canada, and was a Mohawk. He continued to live in Shannonville and worked as a labourer. Isaac enlisted in 1916 and served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1917.
Isaac was killed on 30 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele. The regiment was carrying out an attack west of Passchendaele that day. Their start lines were around today's Grave Table Road, near the fortified positions of Wolf Farm, Bellevue and Snipe Hall. Their aim was to follow that road as far as between Meetcheele and Mosselmarkt. The wind had dried up the muddy ground somewhat, giving the soldiers a better grip during the attack than in previous days. The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry managed to take Snipe Hall and attack Duck Lodge. However, shelling by grenades and by machine guns was intense. The regiment managed to take the line and dug in around Meetcheele Crossroads. During three counterattacks, including from Mosselmarkt and Meetcheele, they managed to hold the line. Heavy shelling around Bellevue and the road from Bellevue towards Waterloo continued throughout the day.
When or how Isaac Maracle was killed during that attack is not clear. His grave was not identified or recovered after the war. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate (panel 10).
Isaac was killed on 30 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele. The regiment was carrying out an attack west of Passchendaele that day. Their start lines were around today's Grave Table Road, near the fortified positions of Wolf Farm, Bellevue and Snipe Hall. Their aim was to follow that road as far as between Meetcheele and Mosselmarkt. The wind had dried up the muddy ground somewhat, giving the soldiers a better grip during the attack than in previous days. The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry managed to take Snipe Hall and attack Duck Lodge. However, shelling by grenades and by machine guns was intense. The regiment managed to take the line and dug in around Meetcheele Crossroads. During three counterattacks, including from Mosselmarkt and Meetcheele, they managed to hold the line. Heavy shelling around Bellevue and the road from Bellevue towards Waterloo continued throughout the day.
When or how Isaac Maracle was killed during that attack is not clear. His grave was not identified or recovered after the war. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate (panel 10).
Sources 3
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), 153 - 154. Sources used |
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Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC) RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5910 - 7). https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng Sources used |
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War diaries: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 5040, Microfilm reel number: T-10932 File number: 879. https://www.canada.ca/en.html Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1594449 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=8eda27ab-9045-4988-8026-fd41c8e8ef52 |
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The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1594449?Isaac%20Maracle |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5650302 |