About Andrew Becher
Lived 1858 – 1929 (aged 70). Andrew Becher was a military leader.
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 and commander of the Durham Light Infantry Brigade in 1908.
He went on to be General Officer Commanding 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division in 1914 during the First World War and commander of the Southern Command Depot in Sutton Coldfield in 1916.
Family In 1883 he married Frances Maude Johnson; they had one son and two daughters. Following the death of his first wife he married Elisabeth Dalyell Stewart in 1907; they had three sons.
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Who was Andrew Becher?
British Army officer
When was Andrew Becher born?
Andrew Becher was born on 26 August 1858 in Brighton.
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Andrew Becher died on 11 May 1929 in Bideford.
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Andrew Becher was a military leader.
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