Roger Carroll
| Date and Place of Birth: | January 9, 1911 Middleboro, MA |
| Date and Place of Death: | March 8, 1945 Xanten, Germany |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | Major |
| Military Unit: | B Company, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Army |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
As a youngster, Roger Carroll's parents left the United States to live in Canada. He would serve his adopted country and lose his life on the battlefields of Germany.
Roger J. L. Carroll was born in Middleboro,
Massachusetts on January 9, 1911. At a young age his family moved to
Brantford in Ontario, Canada where he excelled in baseball, rugby and
basketball at Brantford Collegiate Institute. After his school days
Carroll continued his interest in baseball and served for many years as
the Secretary-Treasurer for the Brantford Red Sox of the Senior
Intercounty Baseball League in Ontario.
In 1935, Carroll enlisted as a private with the Dufferin and Haldimand
Rifles of the Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPMA) - the name of Canada's
part-time volunteer military force. In May 1940, he gave up his job with
the Hurley Printing Company and went on active service. After a brief
time at Borden with the 2nd Canadian Division, Carroll was sent to
England with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) in July. Carroll
spent three years in England and returned to Canada in October 1943. He
served for eight months as an instructor at Camp Ipperwash near Kettle
Point, Ontario before returning overseas.
On March 8, 1945 Major Carroll's battalion of the RHLI was part of a
large-scale attack on German forces at Xanten in Germany. He was killed
during a mortar attack by the enemy. Major Roger Carroll is buried at
the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Holland.
Date Added: February 3, 2013
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