Lieutenant Thomas Gillies Rae (2 January 1886 – 22 June 1957) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
He was a great hunter, and in 1928 accompanied Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (third son of Queen Victoria and at the time the Governor General) on a three-week hunting trip covering 1,600 miles, and in 1926/7 accompanied the Governor General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (third son of Francis, Duke of Teck, brother of Queen Mary of Teck, who was married to Princess Alice of Albany in 1904) on an elephant hunt in South Kaokoveld.
An outstanding football player, he played in the Currie Cup, Western Province Mother Country vs Colonial born and England vs Scotland.
He was an undefeated featherweight boxing champion for four years ending in 1907 and was selected to go to England for trials but was unable due to work commitments and insufficient time to train.
"Tommy" won countless other medals and prizes for running, walking, cricket, tennis, golf, billiards, horse riding and lifesaving (actual and theoretical) Thomas Gillies Rae enlisted at the age of 16, served in the South African War with the Imperial Light Horse Campaign Regiment and then the Royal Flying Corps where he was awarded the D.F.C in France as a lone fighter pilot, being "cool, calm and fearless" Rae piloted a two-seater Bristol F.2 Fighter for 48 Squadron.