High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher CBE, DSO, DSC Bar (13 September 1908 – 15 June 1977) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. Born in Harvey, Western Australia, Becher entered the Royal Australian Naval College in 1922. After graduating in 1926, he was posted to a series of staff and training positions prior to specialising in gunnery.