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词条 Alex Bath MacDonald
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  1. Family and education

  2. Military service

  3. References

{{Infobox military person
| name = Alex MacDonald
| image =
| alt =
| image_size =
| caption =
| nickname = Bandy
| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|04|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Walcha, New South Wales
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|05|12|1898|04|13|df=yes}}[1]
| death_place = Sydney, New South Wales
| allegiance = Australia
| branch = Australian Army
| serviceyears = 1940–1950
| rank = Lieutenant Colonel
| servicenumber =
| unit =
| commands = Australian Cadet Corps
Jungle Training Centre
Darwin Mobile Force
| battles = Second World War
| awards =
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}

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. ^{{cite web|url=http://ryersonindex.net/search.php|title=Search for Notices|website=ryersonindex.net}}
2. ^BD&Ms. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
3. ^[https://archive.is/20130628001144/http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&SessionID=39079503&event=marriages&sname=MacDonald&gname=Alexander&fname=&mname=Emily&frange=1890&trange=1900&place=&submitBtnOnce.x=89&submitBtnOnce.y=3 BD&Ms]. Retrieved 4 May 20123
4. ^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Sydney, 1999) pp 123
5. ^{{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=}}
6. ^{{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}}
7. ^{{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}}
8. ^{{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}}
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6 : 1898 births|1981 deaths|Australian Army officers|Australian military personnel of World War II|People educated at Newington College|People from New South Wales

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