 Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher , CBE , DSO , DSC & Bar ( 13 September 1908 – 15 June 1977 ) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) . 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 . 
