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
Died	12 May 1981(1981-05-12) (aged 83)[1] Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1940–1950
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	Australian Cadet Corps Jungle Training Centre Darwin Mobile Force
Battles / wars	Second 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.