Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath "Bandy" MacDonald (13 April 1898 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian Army officer.
Alex MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bandy |
| Born | 13 April 1898 Walcha, New South Wales |
| Died | 12 May 1981 (aged 83)[1] Sydney, New South Wales |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1950 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | Australian Cadet Corps Jungle Training Centre Darwin Mobile Force |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
Family and education
editMacDonald was born in Walcha, New South Wales,[2] son of Emily (née Bath) and Alexander Mark MacDonald.[3] He was educated at Newington College from 1913 until 1916.[4]
Military service
editMacDonald served during the Second World War and commanded the Jungle Training Centre and Darwin Mobile Force.[5] At war's end he became Director of the Australian Cadet Corps[6] and then was senior Australian military observer with the United Nations Commission for Indonesia.[7] He was discharged from the army on April 13, 1950.[8] His portrait is held by the Australian War Memorial.
References
edit- ^ "Search for Notices". ryersonindex.net.
- ^ BD&Ms Archived 2013-06-27 at archive.today. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ BD&Ms. Retrieved 4 May 20123
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Sydney, 1999) pp 123
- ^ "Men of the Darwin Mobile Force drawn up in full ceremonial dress in Martin Place as Major A.B. (Bandy) MacDonald lays a wreath on the cenotaph".
- ^ "CADETS IN CAMP". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 26 August 1947. p. 9 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 February 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll - Certificate for ALEX BATH MACDONALD". www.ww2roll.gov.au.