| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner |
| Address | Laen, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J McDonald, 'Craigelea', Laen, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Enlistment date | 6 May 1918 |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | Medical Officers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on 16 October 1918 |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Ship recalled owing to cessation of hostilities. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1799 Pte Alexander McDONALD MM, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 16 December 1917; 695 Pte George McDONALD, 58th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917. |
| Other details | Medal: British War Medal |