The youngest son in the family (of three girls and five boys) of Patrick McDonald (1852-1928),Deaths: McDonald, The Argus, (Thursday, 8 November 1928), p.1. and Margaret McDonald (1853-1928), née Figgins,Deaths: McDonald, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 January 1928), p.13. Fenley John McDonald was born on 25 May 1891 in Nagambie, Victoria. By all accounts, he was a strongly built, quietly spoken, and well-mannered young man.
