Jack Higgins (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir John Frederick Andrews Higgins, KCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (1 September 1875 – 1 June 1948), known as Jack Higgins, was a senior officer in the Royal Flying Corps, serving as a brigade commander from 1915 to 1918. After the First World War he served in a range of senior posts in the Royal Air Force until his retirement in 1930. He returned to active service for the first year of the Second World War.

For other people with the same name, see John Higgins (disambiguation).

John Frederick Andrews Higgins
Born(1875-09-01)1 September 1875
Died1 June 1948(1948-06-01) (aged 72)
Leamington, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Royal Air Force
Years of service1895–1930
1939–1940
RankAir Marshal
Commands heldAir Forces in India (1939–40)
Air Member for Supply and Research (1926–30)
Iraq Command (1924–26)
Inland Area (1922–24)
Northern Area (1919–20)
RAF Rhine (1919)
Midland Area (1918–19)
No. 3 Area (1918)
III Brigade RFC (1916–18)
VI Brigade RFC (1916)
II Brigade RFC (1915–16)
RFC Training Wing (1914–15)
No. 5 Squadron RFC (1913–14)
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Air Force Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)
Other workDirector of Air Service Training Ltd
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