About Jack Dye
Lived 1919 – 2013 (aged 93). Jack Dye was a British military officer.
Major-General Jack Bertie Dye, (13 December 1919 – 10 June 2013 ) was a British Army officer.
Military career Dye was commissioned into the Royal Norfolk Regiment on 13 September 1940. He took part in the Normandy landings in June 1944 during the Second World War. He became commanding officer of the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1963 and fought against insurgents in Aden in May and June 1964 during the Aden Emergency and, following amalgamation, took command of new 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in September 1964.
Family In 1942, he married Jean Prall; they had two daughters.
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Who was Jack Dye?
British officer
When was Jack Dye born?
Jack Dye was born on 13 December 1919 in Great Yarmouth.
When did Jack Dye die?
Jack Dye died on 10 June 2013 in Helmingham.
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Jack Dye was a military officer.
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Jack Dye was British.
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