Reginald Dyer
1864–1927 (age 63)
Biography
Reginald Dyer rose through the ranks of the British Indian Army and spent much of his service in the Punjab and on the Northwest Frontier; in 1919 he ordered troops into the crowds gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, a decision that reverberated across the Empire and shaped debates about imperial governance.
He spent his final years in England and was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in 1927, leaving a legacy that is still debated by historians of the Raj.