branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label placeofburial birth_date rank article_title name
aviation 1980 st cyrus , scotland falkirk , scotland united kingdom no. 70 squadron raf , no. 204 squadron raf order distinguished flying cross of the british empire , military cross , st cyrus st. cyrus 12 january 1899/29 september 1898 captain john todd -lrb- aviator -rrb-
 john todd
john todd -lrb- aviator -rrb-

captain john todd dfc , mc , obe was a world war i flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories .
he was a medical student at edinburgh university before he signed up in the royal air force .
he was assigned to a sopwith camel , no. 70 , and scored his first victory on 22 january 1918 .
he scored his 18th and last one on 1 july .
he had been promoted to captain by may ; in july , he was returned to home establishment as an instructor .
his final total was 14 enemy fighters and 4 reconnaissance planes downed .
after world war i ended , he returned to school to become a doctor .
after graduation in 1922 , he went to livingstonia , nigeria as a medical missionary .
his efforts were rewarded with the order of the british empire .
