Captain William Boyd Elliott was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.

Honours and awards citations

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Lieut. (T./Capt.) William Boyd Elliott. This officer has taken part in one hundred bombing raids, in the majority of which he has been leader, a position for which he has the essential qualities in a marked degree. viz., courage, resolution, and resource. While leading one bombing raid his formation was attacked by thirty hostile machines; ten of these were destroyed, the objective was successfully bombed, and the formation returned without the loss of a machine. This brilliant success was mainly due to Captain Elliott's skilful leadership. Supplement to the ''

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1898 births 1979 deaths People from St. Catharines Canadian World War I flying aces Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) {{canada-mil-bio-stub