| Regimental number | 26/1658 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wanganui |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Macdonald, Union Line, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment: 'don't know cause') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs Neil Macdonald, Union Line, Wanganui |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 27 May 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 30 July 1916, and posted to C Company. Admitted to NZ Stationary Hospital, 4 September 1916 (contusion, right foot; injury sustained in execution of duty); transferred to No 1 General Hospital, Rouen, 5 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 22 September 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 October 1916. Detached to Rest Camp, 10 August 1917; rejoined unit, 27 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 4 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 17 September 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 3 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921595 |