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Euroa has a remarkable military history. Of the 96 Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians, 3 have been won by men from Euroa district. Maygar, Tubb & Burton all perished serving their country during World War 1, and all three have their medals on display at the Australian War Memorial. Tubb & Burton won their VCs in the same action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli.
This cache has been designed to honour these men and all men from the Euroa District who died while serving their country. It is a multi which should be completed in under one hour, but please take time to enjoy this lovely town and visit one of the local cafes.
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Lieutenant Colonel LESLIE CECIL WILLIS MAYGAR VC, DSO, VD
“At Geelhoutboom, on the 23rd November, 1901, Lieutenant Maygar galloped out and ordered men of a detachment post, which was being outflanked, to retire. The horse of one of them being shot under him, when the enemy were within 200 yards, Lieutenant Maygar dismounted and lifted him on to his own horse, which bolted into boggy ground, causing both of them to dismount. On extricating the horse and finding that it could not carry both, Lieutenant Maygar again put the man on its back, and told him to gallop for cover at once, he himself proceeding on foot. All this took place under a very heavy fire.” (London Gazette: 11th Feburary 1902).
Maygar won his VC while serving with the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles.
At the outbreak of World War 1, Maygar volunteered for service. Much of his time was spent in command of the famous 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment. He served in Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine. He was mentioned in dispatches 3 times and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. During the Battle of Beersheba, Maygar was wounded and died the following day aged 42. He is buried at Beersheba War Cemetery (Israel).
Maygar's Hill just north of Old Longwood is named in his honour.
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Major FREDERICK HAROLD TUBB VC
“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Lone Pine trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula, on 9th August, 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb led his men back, repulsed the enemy, and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy succeeded in twice again blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion Lieutenant Tubb, although wounded in the head and arm, held his ground with the greatest coolness and rebuilt it, and finally succeeded in maintaining his position under very heavy bomb fire.” (London Gazette: 15th October 1915)
Tubb served with the 7th Battalion. He visited Australia in 1916 to recover from surgery & to promote the war effort, but returned to the Western Front where he was mortally wounded at the battle of Menin Road. He was aged 36. He is buried at Lijessenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, BELGIUM.
Fred was born at Old Longwood and was a farmer. Both Fred Tubb and Leslie Maygar were in the Longwood Mounted Rifles and were well known to each other. They are both honoured in St Andrews Anglican church in Longwood.
Tubb's Hill at Longwood is named in his honour. The Tubb family continue to farm at Longwood.
Four Tubb brothers served, including Frank Tubb who was a Captain in the same battalion as Fred. Frank was awarded the Military Cross for bravery at Pozieres in 1916. Frank’s son, (also named Fred), served in World War 2 and was a prisoner of the Japanese.
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Lance Corporal ALEXANDER STEWART BURTON VC
“For most conspicuous bravery at Lone Pine trenches in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 9th Aug, 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton and Dunstan, and a few men. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb, with the two corporals, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head and arm, and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb while most gallantly building up the parapet under a hail of bombs.” (London Gazette: 5th Oct, 1915)
Burton, Tubb and Dunstan were all awarded the Victoria Cross. Burton was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. He is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, as there is no known grave for Alex Burton. He was aged 22, and served with the 7th battalion. He was an ironmonger prior to the war.
Seven Victoria Crosses were awarded during the fighting at Lone Pone.
The Burton family continue to operate Burton’s Supermarket which Alex’s father worked in and eventually purchased.
Burton's Bridge over the Seven Creeks in Euroa is named in Alex's honour.
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THE CACHE!!
Start at:
S 36 45.410
E 145 34.148
You need to collect information at these coordinates which will lead you to a second location, which is at:
S 36 4C.GEG
E 145 FE.FCE
All of the information should only be obtained from the First World War plaque. Read the columns from left to right. Please count and calculate carefully.
Burton’s name is in row A and column B A-B=C
Maygar’s name is in column D Dx2=E
Tubb’s name is in column F
Last digit of the total number of men on this plaque who paid the ultimate sacrifice =G
Proceed to the second location where you will need to collect further information which will provide you with the final coordinates for the location of the cache.
The cache is located at:
S 36 J.L
E 145 N.P
Last 2 digits of the year Burton won VC=H Hx3=J
Number on D Owen's brick=K K/2 (ie. K divide 2) =L
Last 2 digits of the year of Maygar’s death=M Mx2=N
Number on AR Collins brick - number on ESA Wignell's brick (ie. Collins minus Wignell) = P
The cache was muggled in May 08 and has been replaced in a close by location (1 litre sistema painted black). Previous finders are welcome to find the cache, but will need to revisit the second location to collect different data. One of the locations of VC Trilogy is also the starting point for Brotex's Fern Hill's cache, so it is a good opportunity to collect the required information for that cache too.
Please ensure the cache is well hidden prior to leaving.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ybbx va sbyvntr va sebag bs 2aq gnax sebz oevqtr. Fgergpu - nezf yratgu ng tebhaq yriry (jryy pbirerq).