Leslie Cecil Maygar
Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Australian Forces
- Register No.
- 850 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Australian Forces all 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 November 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 11th February 1902 on this day → all of 1902 →
- Born
- the 26th May, 1872 at Deene Station, Milmore, Victoria,
- Memorial / grave
- at Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine and on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, Australia
Digest of citation
Private May showed most conspicuous bravery on 22nd October 1914 near La Boutillerie, France, when he voluntarily attempted to rescue, under extremely heavy fire, a wounded man who unfortunately was killed before he could save him. On the same day he carried a wounded officer a distance of 300 yards. to a place of safety, all the time being exposed to severe enemy fire
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MAYGAR, Leslie Cecil. (reg No. 850).
Lieutenant. 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles. Australian Forces.
London Gazetted on 11th February 1902.
Born on the 26th May, 1872 at Deene Station, Milmore, Victoria, Australia.
Died of his wounds on 17th November 1917 at Karm, Palestine.
Memorial on grave at Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine and on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citatio nreads: Private May showed most conspicuous bravery on 22nd October 1914 near La Boutillerie, France, when he voluntarily attempted to rescue, under extremely heavy fire, a wounded man who unfortunately was killed before he could save him. On the same day he carried a wounded officer a distance of 300 yards. to a place of safety, all the time being exposed to severe enemy fire.
Additional information:. Lieutenant Colonel Maygar was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Another Decoration was the Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD)..During World War One (WW I) he served with the 8th Australian Light Horse.
Additional information
Lieutenant Colonel Maygar was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Another Decoration was the Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD)..During World War One (WW I) he served with the 8th Australian Light Horse.
Australia.
Died of his wounds on 17th November 1917 at Karm, Palestine.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine and on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra, Australia
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