| Regimental number | 4161 |
| Place of birth | Yarra Glen, Victoria |
| School | Seaview State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Rankin McDonald, Sea View, Warragul, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 20.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 10), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Rankine and Eliza McDONALD, 'Seaview', Warragul, Victoria. Native of Yarra Glen, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother:21 Driver Archibald McDONALD, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 2 November 1917; two cousins died in France; and uncle died in Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |