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.
John Frederick Andrews Higgins | |
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Born | 1 September 1875 |
Died | 1 June 1948 72) Leamington, England | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1895–1930 1939–1940 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands held | Air 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/wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight 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 work | Director of Air Service Training Ltd |
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