Captain Sir John Swinnerton Dyer MC Military Cross

Campaign:

World War 1


Died:

31.7.1917

1SG
KIA Aged 26
Buried at Canada Farm cemetery, Belgium, II, E, 6
Bart. Husband of Lady Maude Dyer, of Halstead Place, Halstead, Kent

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
England 28 St James's St, St. James's, London SW1A 1HJ Boodle's Memorial The Great War World War 1
John Dyer 31-7-1917 View
England Whites Club 37-38 St James St St James City Of Westminster Greater London SW1A 1JG England Whites Club WW1 & WW2 Memorials World War 1
World War 2
John Dyer 31-7-1917 View

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