Maygar Barracks
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Maygar Army Barracks is located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
. Maygar was the training place of the Australian Light Horse during World War I
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It was named after Victoria Cross
winner Leslie Maygar.
Broadmeadows, Victoria
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...
. Maygar was the training place of the Australian Light Horse during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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It was named after Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
winner Leslie Maygar.