| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
| School | Public School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Electrical employe |
| Address | 124 Hereford Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Helen McDonald, 124 Hereford Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 19 years in the 25th Infantry (late Scottish Rifles), 4 years as Warrant Officer; 16 months Active Service in South Africa (Boer War). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | HON LT (QM) |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Promotions |
Lieutenant Promotion date: 2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Unspecified Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 41 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Johanna MCDONALD; husband of Mrs H. McDONALD, 124 Hereford Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney. Native of Stawell, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 april 1915. Appointed Lieutenant, 25 April 1915. Appointed Assistant Adjutant, 1 May 1915. Wounded in action, 6-8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, shoulder); admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 10 August 1915, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to Malta on board HMT 'Gascon', 16 August 1915, and same day admitted to Blue Sisters Hospital; transferred to England, 5 September 1915 (no details recorded of hospitalisation). Disembarked Alexandria from England, 13 February 1916; rejoined 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Promoted Captain, 12 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Killed in action, 16 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McDONALD William Thomas |