Roderick Douglas Macdonald

Vice Admiral Sir Roderick Douglas Macdonald KBE (25 February 1921 – 19 January 2001) was Chief of Staff of Naval Home Command.

Sir Roderick Macdonald
Born25 February 1921
Batavia, Java
Died19 January 2001 (aged 79)
Portree, Scotland
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1939 - 1979
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldNaval Forces in Borneo
HMS Bristol
Battles/warsWorld War II
Indonesian Confrontation
Cyprus Emergency
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
Other workArtist

Educated at Fettes College, Macdonald joined the Royal Navy in 1939.[1] He saw action during World War II during the Norwegian Campaign.[1] After the War he commanded various ships and was mentioned in dispatches for actions against EOKA.[1] Between 1965 and 1966 he commanded naval forces in Borneo. During the early 1970s he commanded HMS Bristol.[1]

In 1973 he was appointed Chief of Staff[2] Naval Home Command and then in 1976 he became Chief of Staff of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe at NATO.[1] He retired in 1979.[1]

Later career

In retirement he became a distinguished artist[1] and retired to his home on the Isle of Skye where he was chieftain of the annual Highland games.[3] In 1993, his book 'The Figurehead' was published detailing his early war time career in the Royal Navy ISBN 978-1-85821-056-8. He is buried in Portree cemetery on Skye.

References
  1. Sir Roderick Macdonald: Obituary The Independent, 26 January 2001
  2. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Roderick Macdonald Daily Telegraph, 5 February 2001
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