Photo of Lt. Col. Herny Campbell Becher on horseback

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Lt. Col. Henry Campbell Becher was born January 20, 1874 in London, Ontario to a prominent family, his father Henry having been mayor in 1885. Lt.-Col. Becher served 15 years in th e 7th regiment of Fusiliers which he commanded before heading to Europe. On June 15, 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres, he was killed by a gunshot wound to the neck. Buried Beuvry Cemetery, France. Show more