Andrew Becher
Born26 August 1858
Brighton, Sussex
Died11 May 1929
Bideford, Devon
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held2nd Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade
Durham Light Infantry Brigade
63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Andrew Cracroft Becher CBE (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.[1] After service with the Norfolk Regiment in South Africa, he became commander of the 2nd Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade in March 1907[2] and commander of the Durham Light Infantry Brigade in 1908.[3] 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.[4]

Family

In 1883 he married Frances Maude Johnson; they had one son and two daughters.[4] Following the death of his first wife he married Elisabeth Dalyell Stewart in 1907; they had three sons.[4]

References

  1. "No. 24547". The London Gazette. 29 January 1878. p. 458.
  2. "Major-General Andrew Cracroft Becher". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Andrew Cracroft Becher". Badsey Society. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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