Royce Coleman Dyer
Royce Coleman Dyer | |
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Newspaper clipping from the Winnipeg Evening Tribune | |
| Born | February 1, 1889 Sutton, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | December 30, 1918 (aged 29) Archangel, Russia |
| Buried | Archangel Allied Cemetery, Russia |
| Allegiance | Canada |
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| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | Slavo-British Allied Legion "SBAL" aka Dyer's Battalion |
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| Awards | Military Medal Russian Order of St. George 4th Class |
Captain Royce Coleman Dyer, DCM, MM (February 1, 1889 – December 30, 1918) was a Canadian soldier who fought during World War I and 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.