Charles Weatherby
| Date and Place of Birth: | circa 1920 St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Date and Place of Death: | April 11, 1944 Pierrecourt, France |
| Baseball Experience: | Amateur |
| Position: | First Base |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Military Unit: | 78 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
Charles L. Weatherby was born in St Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada in
1920. Weatherby played first base and right field with the local St
Croixs team from 1937 to 1939. St Croixs won nine consecutive New
Brunswick titles from 1931 to 1939, they also won seven Maritime
championships and the team was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports
Hall of Fame in 1971.
Weatherby joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at the outbreak of the war
and served as a Warrant Officer with 78 Squadron (RAF) at RAF Breighton
in Yorkshire, England.
On April 11, 1944, Charles Weatherby was killed when his Handley Page
Halifax III was shot down over Pierrecourt, France.
Charles Weatherby is buried at Poix-de-Picardie Cemetery at Somme,
France.
1939 St. Croix baseball team
Thanks to Kelly Ross, Curator/Exhibits Director of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame and author/creator of the virtual exhibition, Hometown Sports Heroes of St Stephen, New Brunswick for help with this biography and photos.
Date Added February 8, 2013
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