John Todd

Who was John Todd?

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.