Thomas Higgins | |
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Born | 21 July 1880 |
Died | 22 September 1953 | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy (1894–1900) British Army (1900–18) Royal Air Force (1918–45) |
Years of service | 1894–1929 1939–45 |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands | No. 10 Group (1928–29) No. 7 Group (1919–22) VI Brigade RAF (1917–19) Brigade RFC (1917) No. 39 Squadron RFC (1916) |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Air Commodore Thomas Charles Reginald Higgins, CB, CMG, DL (21 July 1880 – 22 September 1953) was an early British aviator and senior Royal Flying Corps commander during the First World War. He was one of the small number of Royal Flying Corps generals in latter stages of the War.