| Regimental number | 8652 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| School | Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Same as next of kin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Robert MacDonald, Maxim Street, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 217 days in Lanarkshire Yeomanry; left the country; 15 months in Field Artillery, Sydney; left the district. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Brigade Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No 18), Ypres, Belgium |
| Commemoration details | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Margaret Ferns MacDONALD |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 12 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 21 December 1915. Transferred to 18th Battery, Ismailia, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Found guilty, 4 January 1917, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in that he broke Censorship Regulations: forfeited 14 days' pay. On leave to United Kingdom, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 28 September 1917. Found guilty, 13 October 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 16 September, to midnight, 20 September: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 18 days' pay. Killed in action, 26 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MacDONALD Peter Ferns |
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