| Regimental number | 11/1461 |
| Address | Ruanui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, J McDonnell, Ruanui via Mataroa |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Divisional Supply Column, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 238), Bailleul, Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Augusta McDonnell, Ruanui, Mataroa. Also served in Egypt and the Balkans |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth |