He was the son of Mr J. McDonald, of 44, Queen Street, Ashington.
Morpeth Herald 04/08/1916 carries a brief obituary:
Lance-Corporal D[avid] McDonald, N.F., Ashington, killed.
Acknowledgements: Margaret Allison.
He is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27), A17.28 and A17.43