Captain Royce Colman Dyer Memorial Plaque
This memorial to Captain Royce Colman Dyer, DCM, MM and Bar, Croix de Guerre, a local soldier who died in North Russia on 13 December 1918 while serving with the Imperial Army, was erected by his grandmother, Mrs. F.A. Cutter.
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF
CAPT. ROYCE COLMAN DYER
D.C.M. M.M. AND BAR AND FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WHO DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE AT BAK, WARITZA, N. RUSSIA DEC. 30TH 1918, AGED 30 YEARS
ENLISTED IN 90TH WINNIPEG RIFLES, AUG. 6TH 1914
SERVED IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM IN THE 8TH CANADIAN INFANTRY BATT’N, WOUNDED THREE TIMES IN FRANCE, SERVED IN VOLUNTEER ARMY IN RUSSIA FROM JUNE 1918, RECEIVED COMMISSION IN IMPERIAL ARMY IN OCT. 1918
HE SAID “IF I FALL, DO NOT MOURN FOR ME, I WILL ONLY HAVE DONE MY DUTY”
ERECTED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, MRS. F.A. CUTTER
Plaques commémorative du capitaine Royce Colman Dyer
Ce mémorial est dédié au capitaine Royce Colman Dyer, DCM, MM avec barrette, Croix de Guerre, soldat de la région mort au nord de la Russie, le 13 décembre 1918, alors qu’il servait avec l’Armée impériale. Il a été érigé par sa grand-mère, madame F.A. Cutter.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.