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| birth_place = [[Walcha, New South Wales]]
| birth_place = [[Walcha, New South Wales]]
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| death_place = [[Sydney]], New South Wales
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==Military service==
==Military service==
MacDonald served during the [[Second World War]] and commanded the [[Land Warfare Centre (Australia)|Jungle Training Centre]] and [[Darwin Mobile Force]].<ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/165151382?sortby=dateAsc&q=%22Bandy+MacDonald%22&c=picture&versionId=179999052 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.]</ref> At war's end he became Director of the [[Australian Army Cadets|Australian Cadet Corps]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46335908 |title=CADETS IN CAMP. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=26 August 1947 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |page=9 Edition: SECOND EDITION. |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and then was senior Australian military observer with the United Nations Commission for Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47646129 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=18 February 1949 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was discharged from the army on April 13, 1950.<ref>http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/VeteranCertificate.aspx?VeteranID=845145</ref> His [http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/165139639?l-textSearchScope=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&l-word=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&sortby=dateAsc&q=%22A+B+MacDonald%22&c=picture&versionId=179987308 portrait] is held by the [[Australian War Memorial]].
MacDonald served during the [[Second World War]] and commanded the [[Land Warfare Centre (Australia)|Jungle Training Centre]] and [[Darwin Mobile Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/165151382?sortby=dateAsc&q=%22Bandy+MacDonald%22&c=picture&versionId=179999052|title=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.|publisher=}}</ref> At war's end he became Director of the [[Australian Army Cadets|Australian Cadet Corps]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46335908 |title=CADETS IN CAMP. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=26 August 1947 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |page=9 Edition: SECOND EDITION. |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and then was senior Australian military observer with the United Nations Commission for Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47646129 |title=PERSONAL. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |location=Perth |date=18 February 1949 |accessdate=4 April 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was discharged from the army on April 13, 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/VeteranCertificate.aspx?VeteranID=845145|title=WW2 Nominal Roll - Certificate for ALEX BATH MACDONALD|website=www.ww2roll.gov.au}}</ref> His [http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/165139639?l-textSearchScope=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&l-word=*ignore*%7C*ignore*&sortby=dateAsc&q=%22A+B+MacDonald%22&c=picture&versionId=179987308 portrait] is held by the [[Australian War Memorial]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:09, 24 October 2018

Alex MacDonald
Nickname(s)Bandy
Born(1898-04-13)13 April 1898
Walcha, New South Wales
Died12 May 1981(1981-05-12) (aged 83)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1940–1950
RankLieutenant Colonel
CommandsAustralian Cadet Corps
Jungle Training Centre
Darwin Mobile Force
Battles / warsSecond World War

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 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

  1. ^ "Search for Notices". ryersonindex.net.
  2. ^ BD&Ms. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ^ BD&Ms[permanent dead link‍]. 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.
  8. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll - Certificate for ALEX BATH MACDONALD". www.ww2roll.gov.au.
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