Leslie Maygar
Full name:
Leslie Cecil Maygar, VC, DSO, VD
Born:
Kilmore
Vic
Australia
Died:
Beersheba
Palestine
Occupation:
Grazier
Fate:
Repatriated to Australia from South African War, then killed in action during World War I
Highest rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Enlistment:
Decorations/ commendations:
Victoria Cross (VC), Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Mentioned in Dispatches (MID), Colonial Auxillary Forces Officers' Decoration (VD), South African War service medals, World War I service medals
Service:
Australian Imperial Force
Conflict:
Second South African (Boer) War 1899-1902, World War I 1914-1918
Military event:
Battle of Beersheba 1917, Gallipoli Campaign 1915, Sinai and Palestine Campaign 1915 to 1918
Unit:
5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment AIF, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment AIF