Major-General James Michael Shaw

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is a former

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officer who became

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Military career

Shaw was commissioned into the

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in 1972. He served as commanding officer of 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) during the

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in 1991.Biography: James Shaw, Harwell Capital
/ref> He went on to be commander of 1st Signal Brigade which was deployed to

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in 1996, Commander Communications and Information Systems at Headquarters Land Command in 1998 and then became

in 2001 before retiring in January 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, James British Army major generals Royal Corps of Signals officers NATO personnel in the Bosnian War Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British Army personnel of the Gulf War