Alex Bath MacDonald

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

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
Commands heldAustralian Cadet Corps
Jungle Training Centre
Darwin Mobile Force
Battles/warsSecond World War

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.

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References
  1. "Search for Notices". ryersonindex.net.
  2. BD&Ms Archived 2020-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
  8. "WW2 Nominal Roll - Certificate for ALEX BATH MACDONALD". www.ww2roll.gov.au.
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