| 词条 | Arthur MacDonald |
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|name= Sir Arthur Leslie MacDonald |image= Korea AWM044755.jpg |image_size= 350px |alt= |caption= MacDonald (far left) with other senior Australian officers in Korea, May 1953 |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date|1919|01|30|df=yes}} |birth_place= Rockhampton, Queensland |death_date= {{Death date and age|1995|01|20|1919|01|30|df=yes}} |death_place= Brisbane, Queensland |placeofburial= |allegiance= Australia |branch= Australian Army |serviceyears= 1939–1979 |rank= General |servicenumber= 18[1][2] |unit= |commands= Chief of the Defence Force Staff (1977–79) Chief of the General Staff (1975–77) Australian Forces Vietnam (1968–69) Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1966–67) Papua New Guinea Command (1965–66) 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1953–54) |battles= Second World War
Korean War Vietnam War |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the National Order of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Vietnam) |relations= |laterwork= Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment (1981–85) }} General Sir Arthur Leslie MacDonald, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CB}} (30 January 1919 – 20 January 1995) was a senior officer in the Australian Army, who served in the positions of Chief of the General Staff from 1975 to 1977, then Chief of the Defence Force Staff from 1977 to 1979; the professional head of the Australian Army and Australian Defence Force respectively. Military careerMacDonald was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, on 30 January 1919.[1] Entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon, he graduated as a lieutenant in 1939, and was posted to the 2/15th Battalion the following year for active service during the Second World War. MacDonald remained with the unit until the end of the war,[1][2] which included seeing action at El Alamein during the North African Campaign, and New Guinea in the South West Pacific theatre.[3] In the 1953 New Year Honours, MacDonald was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service with the Australian Staff Corps.[4] On 14 March 1953, MacDonald was posted to Korea and assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.[5][2] During his command of the unit, MacDonald was Mentioned in Despatches for his "personal example and professional ability".[6][7] He returned to Australia during February 1954,[5] and was posted as Director of Military Operations.[2] In 1965, MacDonald was posted as Commander Papua New Guinea Command. He returned to Australia the following year, and was posted as Deputy Chief of the General Staff and later as Adjutant General to the Australian Army.[2] On 26 January 1968, MacDonald arrived in Vietnam and assumed command of the army component of the Australian forces in the country. He served in this position until February 1969, at which time he was re-posted as Adjutant General.[2][8] For his services in Vietnam, MacDonald was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath,[9] an Officer of the National Order of Vietnam and awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm.[10] In 1975, MacDonald was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the position of Chief of the General Staff; the professional head of the Australian Army. Two years later,[2] he was promoted to general and appointed Chief of the Defence Force Staff (CDFS) on 21 April 1977 in succession to General Sir Frank Hassett.[11] In the 1978 New Years Honours, MacDonald was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[12] Later lifeMacDonald retired from the Australian Army on 20 April 1979 and was succeeded as CDFS by Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot.[11] In retirement, he served as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment from 1981 to 1985 and was part of the Defence Review Committee in 1981 to 1982.[13] Aged 75, MacDonald died on 20 January 1995.[2] A military funeral was held in St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, on 2 February.[14] He is remembered as one who "possessed a fierce temper and an often irascible nature, which, combined with considerable intelligence and a capacity for hard work, made him a sometimes difficult superior."[13] Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=575064|title=MacDonald, Arthur Leslie|accessdate=25 July 2014|work=World War II Nominal Roll|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/units/people_252.asp |title=1/8 General Arthur Leslie MacDonald, KBE CB |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment – Commanding Officers: Korean War |publisher=Australian War Memorial}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_11266.asp |title=2/15th Battalion |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=Australian Military Units |publisher=Australian War Memorial}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=39734 |date=1 January 1953 |page=40 |supp=y }} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.koreanroll.gov.au/veteran.aspx?id=1223356 |title=MacDonald, Arthur Leslie |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=Korean War Nominal Roll |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm192/00201/002010632.pdf |title=Recommendation for Arthur Leslie Macdonald to be awarded a Mention in Despatches |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=Index to Recommendations: Korean War |publisher=Australian War Memorial}} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=40025 |date=24 November 1953 |page=6379 }} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/VeteranDetails.aspx?VeteranId=1238542 |title=MacDonald, Arthur Leslie |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=Vietnam War Nominal Roll |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia}} 9. ^{{London Gazette |issue=44810 |date=18 March 1969 |page=2903 }} 10. ^{{Harvnb|Barnes|1974|p=84}}. 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/cdf/past_chiefs.htm |title=Previous Chiefs |accessdate=28 February 2009 |work=Chief of the Defence Force |publisher=Department of Defence |location=Australia |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130082835/http://defence.gov.au/cdf/past_chiefs.htm |archivedate=30 January 2009 |deadurl=yes }} 12. ^{{London Gazette |issue=47419 |date=30 December 1977 |page=39 |supp=y }} 13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com.rp.nla.gov.au/view/10.1093/acref/9780195517842.001.0001/acref-9780195517842-e-718?rskey=qhBH1u&result=1|title=MacDonald, General Sir Arthur Leslie|accessdate=29 September 2015|author=Dennis, Peter|author2=Jeffrey Grey|author3=Ewan Morris|author4=Robin Prior|author5=Jean Bou|last-author-amp=yes|work=The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History|publisher=Oxford Reference Online}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/MUMES170.htm |title=Series MUMES170-1 |accessdate=8 June 2009 |work=The Anglican Records and Archives Centre Guide to Records |publisher=Anglican Archives |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012154753/http://anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/MUMES170.htm |archivedate=12 October 2009 }} References
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