23 November 1901
Action at Geelhoutboom
Maygar rides into danger to help a dismounted soldier escape an attempted Boer encirclement and later receives the Victoria Cross.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Geelhoutboom in Australia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Maygar rides into danger to help a dismounted soldier escape an attempted Boer encirclement and later receives the Victoria Cross.
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