6-604: Hugh Shaw may refer to: Hugh Shaw (British Army officer) (1839–1904), recipient of the Victoria Cross Hugh Shaw (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1976), Scottish football player and manager (Hibernian) Hugh Shaw (footballer, born 1929) , Scottish football player (Tranmere Rovers) Hugh Murray Shaw (1876–1934), farmer, rancher and Canadian federal politician Hugh Nixon Shaw (1812–1863), Irish-Canadian oil producer and businessman [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
12-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hugh Shaw (British Army officer) Major General Hugh Shaw VC CB (4 February 1839 – 25 August 1904) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Shaw
18-401: The bush, he deemed it prudent to retire to a palisade about 60 yards from the bush, as two of his party had been wounded. Finding that one of them was unable to move, he called for volunteers to advance to the front to carry the man to the rear, and the four Privates referred to accompanied him, under a heavy fire, to the place where the wounded man was lying, and they succeeded in bringing him to
24-403: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh_Shaw&oldid=1182984845 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-709: The skirmish near Nukumaru, in New Zealand, on the 24th of January last, in proceeding, under a heavy fire, with four Privates of the Regiment, who volunteered to accompany, him, to within 30 yards of the bush occupied by the Rebels, in order to carry off a comrade who was badly wounded. On the afternoon of that day, Captain Shaw was ordered to occupy a position about half a mile from the Camp. He advanced in skirmishing order, and, when about 30-yards from
36-649: Was born in Madras , British India , on 4 February 1839, the son of James Shaw, an Inspector General of Hospitals in Madras, and Ann Hay. He married Emily Grace Sheffield on 21 June 1870. Shaw was 25 years old, and a captain in the 18th Regiment (later The Royal Irish Regiment ), during the New Zealand Wars on 24 January 1865 when the following deed led to the award of the Victoria Cross: For his gallant conduct at
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