People Australia

11 December, 1913
Morchard, South Australia, Australia

27 September, 1997 (aged 83)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

mesothelioma

• Perth High School (student, 1926-1928)
• Perth Technical College (student, 1931-1936)

• laboratory assistant (1929-1930) Western Australia, Australia
• laboratory assistant (1932-1936) Western Australia, Australia
• chemist (1936-1979) Western Australia, Australia
• factory supervisor (1936-1942) Western Australia, Australia
• army officer (1942-1946) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1952-1968) Western Australia, Australia

• World War II (army officer)

• Alton McAllan Batty medal (Royal Australian Chemical Institute, WA) (recipient, 1980)
• Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988)
• Clunies Ross medal (Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering) (recipient, 1992)

• Becher process (eponym)
• R. G. Becher building (Murdoch University, WA) (eponym)

• Royal Australian Chemical Institute (national) (fellow, 1978-1997)

• CSIRO (employee, 1929-1930)
• University of Western Australia (chemistry and biochemistry) (technician, 1929-1930)
• Braddock Essential Oil Co Ltd (employee, 1932-1936)
• Plaimar Ltd (employee, 1932-1945)
• Plaimar Ltd (chemist, 1945-1952)
• Dept of Industrial Development (WA) (scientist, 1952-1960)
• Dept of Mines (WA) (scientist, 1960-1968)
• Midland Brick Co (research manager, 1968-1979)