▁D SO ▁at ▁San ▁Sav ino , ▁for ▁his ▁gall antry ▁in ▁a ▁night ▁attack ▁on ▁German ▁t anks ▁after ▁the ▁An z io ▁landing ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁with ▁his ▁batt alion . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁leg ▁and ▁arm . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Be cke ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Is les , ▁Palest ine , ▁Cy pr us , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Be cke ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁where ▁he ▁commanded ▁B ▁Company . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Be cke ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁adj ut ant - general ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Mission ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁The ▁War ▁Office ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁active ▁service ▁as ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁in ▁British ▁Army ▁Of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁assistant ▁military ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁high ▁commission ▁in ▁Kar achi . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁two - man ▁Military ▁Att ach é ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Emb ass y