| Regimental number | 9/1280 |
| Address | Waianakarua |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, R Donaldson, Waianakarua, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Accidentally killed |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 10), Armentieres, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Margaret Donaldson, Waianakarua, North Otago |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Sixth |