Background
Bircher was born at Kensington, London.
Bircher was born at Kensington, London.
He was educated at Radley College and Christ"s College, Cambridge and in 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race.
Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta. Bircher was in the winning Cambridge crews in the 1949 and 1950 Boat Races.