| Place of birth | Wilcannia, River Darling, New South Wales |
| School | Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner |
| Address | Kinsone Street, Wahroonga |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, G S Donaldson, Kinsone Street, Wahroonga |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 42), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Grace Gertrude DONALDSON, husband of Katherine M. DONALDSON, Kintore Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales. Native of Wilcannie River, Darling~ |
| Family/military connections | Brother of Charles Bernard Donaldson killed in action at Gallipoli, also brother Lieut George Shirley Donaldson MC 55th Battalion. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
