VX49 Herbert Hector McDonald
VX49 Herbert Hector McDonald
| Date of birth | 1905-10-05 | Maryborough VIC |
| Interwar Service 2 | 1924-12-02 | lieutenant 60th battalion |
| Date commissioned | 1924-12-02 | |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1935-08-16 | captain 57/60th battalion |
| Career summary 1 | 1939-10-13 | seconded as captain to 2/8th battalion from 57/60th battalion |
| Career summary 3 | 1939-10-13 | major 4 Jan 40 (bd |
| Career summary 2 | 1939-10-24 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 4 | 1940-05-18 | arrived Middle East |
| Career summary 5 | 1940-10-09 - 1940-11-09 | Middle East Tactical School (senior |
| Career summary 8 | 1941-11-25 - 1941-12-15 | Middle East AA & CD Co |
| Career summary 9 | 1942-03-29 | Returned to Australia (4MD) |
| Career summary 10 | 1943-01-19 - 1943-02-22 | RAAF School of Army Co-Op (Canberra) |
| Career summary 11 | 1943-12-05 - 1944-01-28 | Land Headquarters Tactical School 'A-Wing' (snr offr cse I think) |
| Career summary 12 | 1944-02-03 | ED |
| Career summary 13 | 1944-09-14 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 15th battalion |
| Appointment | 1944-09-14 - 1945-12-04 | Battalion: 15th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: 2/8th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion |
| Career summary 14 | 1944-11-27 | arrived Bougainville |
| Career summary 15 | 1945-12-04 | appointed commanding officer 16th battalion |
| Appointment | 1945-12-04 - 1946-01-30 | Battalion: 16th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 15th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command /infantry battalion |
| Career summary 16 | 1946-01-30 | appointed commanding officer 55/53rd battalion |
| Appointment | 1946-01-30 - 1946-06-01 | Battalion: 53/55th; Rank on appointment: commanding officer 16th battalion ; Appointed from: lieutenant colonel; Reason for end of appointment: base appointment: Perm. Member of Mil Courts 8MD for WC Trials |
| Career summary 17 | 1946-06-01 - 1947-05-02 | appointed Permanent Member of Military Courts in 8MD for War Crimes Trials |
| Career summary 18 | 1947-05-06 | Mention in Despatches |
| Career summary 19 | 1947-10-01 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 6 | c 1941-04-01 | arrived Greece |
| Career summary 7 | c 1941-05-30 | arrived Middle East from Greec |
| WW2 Service 3 | Bougainville | |
| Interwar Service 1 | Presumably OR service 60th battalion ?? | |
| WW2 Service 2 | Bardia-Benghazi |
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
