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

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officer.

Military career

Educated at

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, Becher was commissioned into the

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on 30 January 1878. After service with the

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, 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

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in 1914 and commander of the Southern Command Depot in

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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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Becher, Andrew 1858 births 1929 deaths Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Army major generals Military personnel from Brighton British Army generals of World War I Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Scots officers People educated at Rugby School Royal Norfolk Regiment officers