| Regimental number | 2701 |
| Place of birth | Arthur's Creek, Victoria |
| School | Arthur's Creek State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Address | Arthur's Creek, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, John McDonald, Arthur's Creek, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Susan MCDONALD, Arthur's Creek, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 890 Pte Harold Federal HARDY, 24th Bn, died of wounds, 5 October 1918; 2393 Pte Robert Edwin HARDY DCM, 14th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
| Other details | War service: Disembarked at Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916. Proceeded to France, 31 December 1916; taken on strength, 5th Base Depot, Etaples, 1 January 1917. Taken on strength, 57th Bn, 4 January 1917. Wounded in action, 12 May 1917; admitted to 29th Casualty Clearing Station, 12 May 1917. |