1939 and did not play professionally again. Macdonald was instrumental in arranging contracts at Halifax for his younger brother Enoka Macdonald and nephew Mugwi Macdonald in 1948. Tennis Macdonald was a member of the RNZAF tennis team that was beaten six matches to nil by the RAAF team at the All England Club at Wimbledon on 2 June 1945. A week later the RNZAF and South African Services met at Wimbledon, with the South Africans declared the winners 53 games to 51, after the match score was tied 3–3. Macdonald lost both his singles match and doubles match. Service in World War II In World War II, Macdonald enlisted initially in the RAF and later served in the RNZAF. He was a leading aircraftman in February 1943, but by March 1944 he was a pilot officer, and by November 1944 he had been promoted to flying officer. Later life Macdonald remained in England after the war and owned several restaurants in London. He returned to New Zealand in 1975 and died in Picton on 1 January 1982. He was inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. References External links Macdonald carries the New Zealand flag at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics opening ceremony 1907 births 1982 deaths Rangitāne people Sportspeople from Blenheim, New Zealand New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers of New Zealand Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Māori All Blacks players Expatriate rugby league players in England Streatham and Mitcham R.L.F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Rochdale Hornets players New Zealand military personnel of World War II New Zealand male tennis players New Zealand restaurateurs Rugby league wingers Marlborough rugby union players Manawhenua rugby union players Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games