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Son of Henry and Katherine Moore (nee Campbell) Becher, of Thornwood, London, Ontario. Brother of Lorne and Major Archibald Valencey Becher, died of pneumonia on 25 December 1915 at The Citadel, Quebec City, Quebec.
Commemorated on the St Paul's Cathedral Becher plaque.
1914-15 Star
Digital gallery of Major Henry Campbell Becher
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Photo of HENRY CAMPBELL BECHER
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Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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From the Daily Colonist of June 23, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y167uvic#mode/1up -
Photo of Henry Campbell Becher
From an official group portrait of the officers of the 1st Canadian Battalion (Western Ontario) taken at Bustard Camp, Salisbury Plain in December 1914. -
Photo of Henry Campbell Becher
Fell in action, June 14, 1915, at Givenchy, leading the gallant 1st Battalion to victory -
Photo of Major H. C. Becher
This photograph of Major H. C. Becher appeared in a Roll of Honour in a British publication. -
Certificate of honour
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Newspaper Clipping
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Newspaper Clipping
Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1915, Dec. 27 p.5 -
Attestation Papers
CEF Attestation. p 1 only displayed Library&Archives Canada online -
Photo of Henry Campbell Becher
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Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of HENRY CAMPBELL BECHER
The Christmas Echo published in London Ontario in December 1918, shows Becher as a L. Colonel. --And in the Morning -
Newspaper clipping
Henry Becher mentioned in article. In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Major Henry Campbell Becher
Digital gallery of
Major Henry Campbell Becher
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 5 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BEUVRY COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Beuvry is a village approximately 3 kilometres east of Bethune on the road to Lille. The BEUVRY COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on low ground at the western end of the village.
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