Alex Bath MacDonald

Lt Col
A B MacDonald
Nickname(s) Bandy
Born 13 April 1898 (1898-04-13)
Walcha, New South Wales
Died 12 May 1981 (1981-05-13) (aged 83)[1]
Sydney
Allegiance  Australia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service 1940–1950
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held

Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath "Bandy" MacDonald (13 April 1898 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian Army officer.

Family and education

MacDonald 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

MacDonald served during World War II 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] His portrait is held by the Australian War Memorial.

References

  1. Ryerson Index
  2. BD&Ms. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. BD&Ms. Retrieved 4 May 20123
  4. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Sydney, 1999) pp 123
  5. 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.
  6. "CADETS IN CAMP.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 26 August 1947. p. 9 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. "PERSONAL.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 18 February 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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