Military-related Deaths of Canadian Baseball Players
Rank | Name | Baseball Experience | Position | Service | Cause of Death | Location | Date |
Pvt. | Ernest E. Rochon | Minor League | Unknown | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Jun 3, 1917 |
Cpl. | Alexander "Sandy" Smith | Amateur | 3B | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 2, 1918 |
Pvt. | Thomas A. "Tommy" Squair | Amateur | OF | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 30, 1918 |
Pvt. | Donald A. Stewart | Minor League | UMPIRE | Canadian Army | Killed in Air Raid | Scotland | Mar 13, 1941 |
Cpl. | William "Bill" Hosie | Semi-Pro | SS | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 1, 1944 |
F/O | Liston Anderson | Amateur | P | RCAF | Plane Crash | England | Jul 30, 1943 |
Lt. | George E. Atkinson | Amateur | P | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | Sicily | Aug 4, 1943 |
Mjr. | Roger J. L. Carroll | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 8, 1945 |
P/O | George Dean | Amateur | SS | RCAF | Killed in Action | Italy | Feb 7, 1944 |
CFN | Thornton E. Doig | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Accident | Holland | Jun 21, 1945 |
F/O | Robert J. Dubeau | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Plane Crash | England | Jan 14, 1945 |
F/O | Harold W. German | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Oct 3, 1943 |
P/O | David H. "Herman" Jonasson | Amateur | P | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Feb 20, 1944 |
Pvt. | Arthur G. Judges | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Holland | Dec 11, 1944 |
Tpr. | Michael Moroz | Amateur | OF | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 9, 1944 |
F/O | Donald B. Norton | Amateur | P/OF | RCAF | Killed in Action | France | Jun 8, 1944 |
Gnr. | Conrad M. "Con" Radocy | Amateur | P/OF | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | France | Jul 28, 1944 |
F/O | Stanley A. Reid | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 5, 1945 |
Flt Lt | Donald A. Ross | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 5, 1945 |
F/Sgt. | Gordon J. B. Shields | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | England | Apr 10, 1944 |
Gnr. | Basil W. Smith | Amateur | 1B | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | Italy | Sep 13, 1944 |
Pvt. | Albin F. "Alby" Sumara | Amateur | P | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Belgium | Nov 1, 1944 |
W/O | Charles L. Weatherby | Amateur | 1B | RCAF | Killed in Action | France | Apr 11, 1944 |
Tpr. | Michael F. Zima | Amateur | OF | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 19, 1942 |
Cpl. | Wycliffe L. Presley | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Korea | Jun 26, 1952 |
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