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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