Royce Coleman Dyer

Captain Royce Coleman Dyer, DCM, MM (February 1, 1889 – December 30, 1918) was a Canadian soldier who fought during World War I and had led a Russian unit during the North Russia intervention which was part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War after the October Revolution. He died of broncho-pneumonia on December 30, 1918, while serving in Russia.

This article is about the commander of Dyer's Battalion. For the British Indian Army officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, see Reginald Dyer.

Royce Coleman Dyer
Newspaper clipping from the Winnipeg Evening Tribune
BornFebruary 1, 1889
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
DiedDecember 30, 1918(1918-12-30) (aged 29)
Archangel, Russia
Buried
Archangel Allied Cemetery, Russia
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch
Years of service1914–1918
RankCaptain
Commands heldSlavo-British Allied Legion "SBAL" aka Dyer's Battalion
Battles/wars
AwardsMilitary Medal

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Russian Order of St. George 4th Class
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