59 Leslie Cecil Maygar was born 27 May 1868 at Dean Station, Kilmore. He enlisted in the Victorian Mounted Rifles in March 1891. At the start of the South African War, Leslie arrived in Cape Town in March 1901. For 12 months his contingent was constantly in action north of Middleburg, East Transvaal, then at Rhenoster Kop, Klippen, Kornfontien and Drivelfontein. At Geelhoutboom on 23 November Leslie was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a fellow Victorian whose horse had been shot. Leslie dismounted, put the man on his horse, told him to gallop towards his own lines, and ran back under heavy fire. The story of By Bill Gibbins LESLIE CECIL MAYGAR Back in Australia until the outbreak of WWI, Maygar was in Gallipoli until the final days.
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