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Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar, VC, DSO, VD (27 May 1868 – 1 November 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC for facilitating the rescue of a dismounted man while under severe rifle fire in 1902 during the Second Boer War. He later served at Gallipoli during the First World War, and died of wounds after being strafed during the Battle of Beersheba as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign.

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  • Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar, VC, DSO, VD (27 May 1868 – 1 November 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC for facilitating the rescue of a dismounted man while under severe rifle fire in 1902 during the Second Boer War. He later served at Gallipoli during the First World War, and died of wounds after being strafed during the Battle of Beersheba as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign. (en)
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  • Australia
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  • 8th Light Horse Regiment(1915–17)
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  • 1917-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1891-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • First World War * Gallipoli campaign * Sinai and Palestine campaign ** Second Battle of Gaza ** Battle of Beersheba (en)
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  • 1868-05-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Kilmore, Australia (en)
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  • Lieutenant Leslie Maygar c. 1903 (en)
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  • 1917-11-01 (xsd:date)
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  • Karm, Palestine (en)
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  • Leslie Cecil Maygar (en)
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  • "Elsie" (en)
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  • Beersheba War Cemetery (en)
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  • Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar, VC, DSO, VD (27 May 1868 – 1 November 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC for facilitating the rescue of a dismounted man while under severe rifle fire in 1902 during the Second Boer War. He later served at Gallipoli during the First World War, and died of wounds after being strafed during the Battle of Beersheba as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign. (en)
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  • Leslie Maygar (en)
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  • Leslie Cecil Maygar (en)
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