Frederick Shaw (British Army officer)
| Sir Frederick Shaw | |
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| Born | 31 July 1861 |
| Died | 6 January 1942 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1882–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion the Sherwood Foresters 9th Infantry Brigade 13th (Western) Division Ireland |
| Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War First World War Anglo-Irish War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Charles Shaw, KCB, PC (1861–1942) was a British Army general who served in the Boer War and the First World War. He became Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and retired in 1920.
Shaw was born on 31 July 1861, the son of John Shaw of Normanton, Derbyshire. He was educated at Repton School. He married Florence Edith Denton, daughter of Reverend Canon Denton of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. She died in 1918; they had one daughter.
Shaw was commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters as a lieutenant on 28 January 1882. He saw service in the Anglo-Egyptian War later the same year, and was promoted to captain on 14 October 1889.
Promoted to major on 11 October 1899, he served during the Second Boer War as a Brigade Major, then as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General and then as Assistant Adjutant-General. He received the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel on 29 November 1900. Following the end of the war, he return to the United Kingdom in August 1902. In 1907 he was made Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion the Sherwood Foresters.
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