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[[File:Second Battle of Passchendaele - 16th Canadian Machine Gun Company.jpg|thumb|left|Una reparto di mitraglieri canadesi posizionati in assetto difensivo.]]
Sul fianco settentrionale, la ''3rd Divison'' canadese incontrò ancora una notevole resistenza da parte delle forze tedesche. L'''8th Infantry Brigade'' canadese riuscì a catturare la fattoria "Source" e successivamente la "Vapour", situata vicino al confine, poco oltre la linea prefissata. La brigata, tuttavia, ebbe alcune difficoltà nello spingersi attraverso il terreno paludoso del bosco che circondava la zona e ciò portò a una divisione nella linea. La ''58th Division'' del [[Royal Army]] e la ''63 Division'' della [[Royal Navy]] conclusero solamente un leggero avanzamento e non riusciriono a raggiungere gli obiettivi stabiliti, lasciando così i soldati canadesi che si trovavano nell'area delle fattorie "Source" e "Vapour" in una posizione molto precaria e senza quasi possibilità di supporto.<ref name="nicholson 323">[[#Reference-Nicholson|Nicholson]] p. 323</ref>
Sul fianco settentrionale, la ''3rd Divison'' canadese incontrò ancora una notevole resistenza da parte delle forze tedesche.
The 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade managed to capture Source Farm and later Vapour Farm at the corps boundary, just short of the objective line. However, the brigade had difficulty getting through the swampy ground in the Woodland Plantation, resulting in a division in the line. The 58th Division and 63rd (Royal Naval) Division made only slight progress and were unable to reach their rendezvous objectives, leaving the Canadian troops at Source Farm and Vapour Farm in precarious and largely unsupported positions.<ref name="nicholson 323">[[#Reference-Nicholson|Nicholson]] p. 323</ref> In the centre of the assault was the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Advancing between Ravebeek creek and the roadway to Meetcheele, one section of the brigade captured its intermediary objective, a pillbox known as Duck Lodge, by 7:00am. To the west of the roadway and Meetcheele, the advance captured Furst Farm albeit with heavy casualties.<ref name="nicholson 321"/> Later in the afternoon, the brigade succeeded in overcoming a number of pillboxes and captured the crossroads at Meetcheele. However, the Germans continued to hold a strong position at Graf House along the bank of the Ravebeek creek, producing a salient in the Canadian line directly between the two Canadian divisions.<ref name="nicholson 322">[[#Reference-Nicholson|Nicholson]] p. 322</ref>
 
The advance appeared to have reached its limit by late afternoon, and reports of a large number of Germans concentrating north of Mosselmarkt indicated the potential of a major counterattack. As a result, the 3rd Canadian Division—although not having achieved all its objectives—was ordered to consolidate its positions and patrol, rather than occupy, the Woodland Plantation swamp between the 7th and 8th Canadian Infantry Brigades.<ref name="nicholson 322"/> There was some question as to whether the positions at Source Farm and Vapour Farm could be maintained without the support of the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. Currie with General Plumer ultimately decided that every effort should be made to hold the line in the hopes of not having to retake the positions before the assault on Passchendaele.<ref name="nicholson 323"/> The night ultimately passed without any major counterattacks taking place, permitting the Canadians to consolidate their positions. When the second stage ended on 30 October, the Canadian Corps had suffered 2,321 casualties, consisting of 884 killed, 1429 wounded and eight taken prisoner.<ref name="nicholson 323"/>
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