   colonel reginald edward harry dyer cb (9 october 1864 â 23 july 1927) was a british officer who, as a temporary brigadier general, was responsible for the jallianwala bagh massacre in amritsar (in the british indian province of punjab). dyer was removed from duty, but he became a celebrated hero in britain, particularly among people with connections to the british raj.derek sayer, "british reaction to the amritsar massacre 1919â1920," past & present, may 1991, issue 131, pp 130â164 some historians argue the episode was a decisive step towards the end of british rule in india.brain bond, "amritsar 1919," history today, sept 1963, vol. 13 issue 10, pp 666â676 ==early life and assignments==  dyer was born in murree, in the punjab province of british india, which is now in pakistan. he was the son of an indian-born anglo brewer who managed the murree brewery in the town of ghora gali.oxford history of the british empire companion series ireland and the british empire kenny, kevin 2004 oxford university press page 90 he spent his childhood in simla and received his early education at the bishop cotton school in simla. he attended midleton college, county cork, ireland between 1875 and 1881. in 1885, soon after graduating from the royal military college, sandhurst he was commissioned into the queen's royal regiment (west surrey) as a lieutenant, and performed riot control duties in belfast (1886) and served in the third burmese war (1886â87). he was then transferred to the british indian army, initially joining the [[bengal staff c
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