Alex MacDonald | |
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Nickname(s) | Bandy |
Born | Walcha, New South Wales | 13 April 1898
Died | 12 May 1981[1] Sydney, New South Wales | (aged 83)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1940–1950 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | Australian Cadet Corps Jungle Training Centre Darwin Mobile Force |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath "Bandy" MacDonald (13 April 1898 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian Army officer.
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]
MacDonald 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.