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Name	Bruce Alexander McDonald
Born	23 March, 1925 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 March, 1993 (aged 68) Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (lung)
Education *	Ballarat College (Vic) (student, 1937-1942) Royal Military College (ACT) (student, 1943-1944)
Occupation *	army officer (1944-1982) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer) Korean War (army officer) Vietnam War (army officer) Aitape-Wewak campaign (1944-45) (army officer) Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1963-66) (army officer)
Awards	Military Cross (1945) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1966) Distinguished Service Order (1972) Legion of Merit (South Vietnam) (recipient, 1972) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1979)

* Dates are approximate