Nickname(s) Bandy Service/branch Australian Army Name Alex MacDonald | Years of service 1940–1950 Allegiance Australia Rank Lieutenant colonel | |
Born 13 April 1898
Walcha, New South Wales ( 1898-04-13 ) Commands held Australian Cadet Corps
Land Warfare Centre (Australia)
Darwin Mobile Force Died May 12, 1981, Sydney, Australia | ||
Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath "Bandy" MacDonald (13 April 1898 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian Army officer.
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Family and education
MacDonald was born in Walcha, New South Wales, son of Emily (née Bath) and Alexander Mark MacDonald. He was educated at Newington College from 1913 until 1916.
Military service
MacDonald served during the Second World War and commanded the Jungle Training Centre and Darwin Mobile Force. At war's end he became Director of the Australian Cadet Corps and then was senior Australian military observer with the United Nations Commission for Indonesia. His portrait is held by the Australian War Memorial.
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