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.
[1] He saw active service in the Transvaal, Natal and on the Zululand Frontier during the Second Boer War, and was promoted to lieutenant on 25 July 1900.
From 1904 to 1909 Higgins was seconded to overseas service as part of the West African Frontier Force.
After his return to Great Britain, Higgins learnt to fly in 1911, gaining Royal Aero Club Certificate No.