| Name | James MacDONALD |
| Rank/Number | Sapper / X/318 |
| Regiment/Unit | South African Engineers / |
| Enlisted | |
| Age/Date of death | 44 / 05 Aug 1917 |
| How died/Theatre of war | Drowned / Home |
| Residence at death | |
| Cemetery | Elgin New Cemetery, Moray |
| Grave Reference | F East 329 |
| Location of memorial | Fenny Stratford - not on War Memorial |
| Date/Place of birth | 01 Apr 1873 / |
| Date/Place of baptism | |
| Occupation of Casualty | worked for late Mr Burgess, saddler |
| Parents/Occupation | William & Isabella MacDonald / |
| Parents' Address | 55 Moss St, Elgin, Morayshire |
| Wife | |
| Wife's Address | |
| Notes | drowned in River Ousel near Fenny Stratford Gas Works. Buried with Military Honours |