OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17110, 15 March 1919, Page 10

OBITUARY.

COLONEL THOMAS J. TODD.

Colonel Thomas John Todd, C M.0., D.5.0., of the Tonth Australian Lig't Horse Regiment, who died of heat failure while returning to Australia » short time ago, was born is Cbristcnur. h' in 1873. He was a son of the late Mr< James Todd, and was educated in CM' 1 " church and Auckland. He served wi;i tho New Zealand Forces in the South African war, with the rank of lieutenant' being later promoted captain, Mid «."- pointed adjutant under Major Craddof -:. He received the D.8.0. in 1900. and ff."4 awarded the Queen's and King a medalt, the former with fiVe bars. He returned «>. New Zealand, but in 1904 went fto Weft Australia & join his brothers in their co':acting business. He-offered his Berrien U the Australian authorities in Aupi"''. 1914, and commanded Who Tenth .Lip;' * ! Horse Regiment in GftUipoll and Woi- . tine. After the operations at Beershe; a end the taking of (Jerusalem, Co'onelToi'd I was awarded a bar to the D/ 8.0. La I was in hospital for some time, owing to a ! severe injury to bis eye, and retained i) a regiment near Damascus. At Damascus lie took over the command of &• camo >l Turkish prisonors to the number of ahoitl 10000. A few months ago he was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michail and St. George. Colonel Todd was a prominent Association footballer in Now Zea» land.