| Regimental number | 3199 |
| Place of birth | Hotspur, Victoria |
| School | Hotspur State School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Railway fireman |
| Address | Longfern, Hotspur, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, John McDonald, Longfern, Hotspur, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 60th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXV, Row J, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Memorial Plantation Hotspur Avenue of Avenue, Victoria. Parents: John and Isabella MCDONALD, Lonfern North, Hamilton, Victoria. Native of Hotspur, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 1798 Sergeant Duncan McLennan McKINNON MM & Bar, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919; 7048 Sergeant Andrew Lamond McDONALD MM, Australian Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 1 November 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |