| Place of birth | Bangheet Station, Bingara, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Overseer |
| Address | Bingara, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S G McColl, Bangsheet Station, Bingara, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3722 Pte Archibald Wallace McCOLL, 12th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 20 July 1919; [171] Lt Norman Sutherland McCOLL MM, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919; 170 Sergeant James Edward Bruce McCOLL, 12th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 1 August 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Wounded 3 times. After the war he managed Umbercollie Station, Goondiwindi, Queensland, and in 1926 bought Royston Station where in 1935 he formed the Royston Merino Stud. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 77 |
| Place of burial | Goondiwindi Cemetery, Queensland |
| Sources | 'Pastoral Review', 20 January 1970, p. 29 |