| Regimental number | 3987 |
| Place of birth | Calderenux, Slotts Parish, Lanakshire, Scotland |
| School | Airdne Academy, Lanakshire, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Builder |
| Address | Ascot Vale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I McDonald, Hazelwood, Sandbank, Holylock, Argylshire, Scotland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 35 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 37), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Paretns: Daniel and Isabella MCDONALD, Hazelwood, Sandbank, Holy Loch, Argyll, Scotland. Native of Calercruix, Lalnarkshire. Scotland |