| Regimental number | 21 |
| Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
| School | State School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, T.R. McDonald, Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No. 31), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Eliza McDONALD, Seaview, Gippsland, Victoria. Native of Warragul, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4161 Pte Leonard Albert Keith McDONALD, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, died of wounds, 12 March 1917; Pte Alexander William McDONALD; Cousins: 2332 Lance Corporal William Leslie ARNOLD, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 16 August 1916; 3520 Pte Francis Benjamin ARNOLD, 6th Bn, died of wounds, 25 August 1916. |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
