Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Leslie Cecil Maygar
Leslie Cecil Maygar's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Leslie Cecil Maygar
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: MAYGAR, Lt. Col. Leslie Cecil, V.C. (S. Africa, 1901), D.S.O., V.D. 8th Australian Light Horse, Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 42. Son of the late Edwin Wills Maygar and Helen Maygar. Native of Dean Station, Kilmore, Victoria, Australia. Q. 82.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Leslie Cecil Maygar
A brief military biography of Leslie Cecil Maygar from The AIF Project:
| Date of birth | 26 May 1872 |
| Place of birth | Kilmore, Victoria |
| School | Public School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Strathearn, Longwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 43 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H. Maygar, Strathearn, Longwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Enlisted in the Victorian Mounted Rifles, March 1891. Service in the South African War with the 5th (Mounted Rifles) Contingent; awarded the Victoria Cross. Service pre-1914 with the 8th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles); 16th (Indi) Light Horse. |
| Enlistment date | 20 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 19 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 30169 (6 July 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 (11 October 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30480 (16 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 82), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin Wills and Helen MAYGAR. Native of Dean Station, Kilmore, Victoria |
| Medals | Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: 4 October 1917 |
| Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 8th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Leslie Cecil Maygar
