Charles Donald qualified in Melbourne in 1934 and served as RMO at Prince Henry's Hospital. In 1936 he came to London and was appointed house surgeon at the West London Hospital under Henry Tyrrell-Grey. He passed the Fellowship in 1938 while at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital before returning as surgeon to the Prince Henry's Hospital which he also served as governor, benefactor and consultant surgeon until his death. He was RMO of the 6th Division Royal Australian Expeditionary Force serving in the first Libyan campaign and subsequently in a field ambulance in Greece, Crete, Syria and Ceylon. In the Far East theatre of war as O/C of a surgical team he saw action in Tarakan, Brunei and Balikpapan, being mentioned in despatches. After the war he served with distinction in numerous medical organisations including the Australian Medical Association and St John Ambulance. His contributions to the surgical literature included articles on the treatment of fractures, surgical nursing and the modern usage of surgical terms and definitives. He died on 4 August 1979.