Sir Arthur Leslie MACDONALD KBE, CB, MID

MACDONALD, Arthur Leslie

Service Numbers: 18, QX6229
Enlisted: 24 May 1940
Last Rank: Major General
Last Unit: HQ Australian Force Vietnam
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1919
Home Town: Yaamba, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 January 1995, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 2 Service

24 May 1940: Involvement Colonel, QX6229, also 18 & QP20097
24 May 1940: Involvement Colonel, 18, also QX6229
24 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Colonel, 18, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
24 May 1940: Enlisted

Korean War Service

14 Mar 1953: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 18

Vietnam War Service

26 Sep 1967: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18
26 Jan 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18
20 Aug 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18
17 Dec 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18
17 Dec 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, HQ Australian Force Vietnam
27 Feb 1969: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18, HQ Australian Force Vietnam, End of record war service

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Retired as a General  -  Chief of the Defence Force Staff (CDFS)