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MACDONALD, Arthur Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 18, QX6229 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1940: | Involvement Colonel, 18, also QX6229 | |
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| 24 May 1940: | Involvement Colonel, QX6229, also 18 & QP20097 | |
| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, 18, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
Korean War Service
| 14 Mar 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 18 |
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Vietnam War Service
| 26 Sep 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major General, 18 | |
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| 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 |
Korean War Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Retired as a General - Chief of the Defence Force Staff (CDFS)
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