David Shaw (British Army officer)
Encyclopedia
Major-General David Anthony Hirst Shaw is a British Army
officer who currently commands 2nd Division.
, Shaw was commissioned into the Royal Artillery
in 1976 and went on to take part in operations in Cyprus
, Bosnia and Northern Ireland
. He was appointed Brigadier, Northern England in 2002, Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications in 2004 and Director of Media and Communication at HQ Land Forces in 2007. He took up the post of General Officer Commanding
2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2009.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who currently commands 2nd Division.
Military career
Brought up in Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Shaw was commissioned into the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
in 1976 and went on to take part in operations in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Bosnia and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He was appointed Brigadier, Northern England in 2002, Assistant Chief of Staff, Communications in 2004 and Director of Media and Communication at HQ Land Forces in 2007. He took up the post of General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2009.