Thomas Bland Strange (15 September 1831 – 9 July 1925), known as 'Gunner Jingo', was a British officer noted for his service with the Canadian Militia during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

His military records show he was awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal with Clasp and was mentioned in dispatches four times.

[2] Following Canadian Confederation in 1867, the new Dominion of Canada became largely responsible for its own defence and garrisons of British regulars were withdrawn.

[4][3] Strange was a retired major-general at the time of the North-West Rebellion, and was raising cavalry horses near modern Calgary, Alberta.

At the outbreak of the rebellion, his old friend Adolphe-Philippe Caron, who was Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, asked Strange to organize a field force for the District of Alberta.