Andrew Becher Explained

Andrew Becher
Birth Date:26 August 1858
Birth Place:Brighton, Sussex
Death Date:11 May 1929
Death Place:Bideford, Devon
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:2nd Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade
Durham Light Infantry Brigade
63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division
Battles:First World War
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Andrew Cracroft Becher (26 August 1858 – 11 May 1929) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Rugby School, Becher was commissioned into the Royal Scots on 30 January 1878. After service with the Norfolk Regiment in South Africa, he became commander of the 2nd Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade in March 1907[1] and commander of the Durham Light Infantry Brigade in 1908.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division in 1914 and commander of the Southern Command Depot in Sutton Coldfield in 1916.[3]

Family

In 1883 he married Frances Maude Johnson; they had one son and two daughters.[3] Following the death of his first wife he married Elisabeth Dalyell Stewart in 1907; they had three sons.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major-General Andrew Cracroft Becher. Imperial War Museum. 26 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 20 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Andrew Cracroft Becher. Badsey Society. 26 June 2020.