Robert Shaw ( Royal Navy officer ) Captain Robert John Shaw MBE ( 10 February 1900 – 5 August 1995 ) was an English Royal Navy officer and cricketer . As a cricketer , he played as a right - handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket - keeper . The son of Edward Domett Shaw , the first Bishop of Buckingham , and Agnes Shaw , he was born at High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire . Naval career . Shaw entered the Royal Navy in 1913 , where he was educated at Royal Naval College , Osborne and Royal Naval College , Dartmouth , where he studied until the end of 1915 . Shaw served in the latter stages of World War I with the Royal Navy , entering as a Midshipman . Six months into his wartime service , he took part in the Battle of Jutland , second - in - command of a gun turret on the battleship HMS Hercules . He later gained the rank of Sub - Lieutenant following the war he was made an Officer of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1919 , for " valuable services in H . M . S . " Royal Sovereign , " 1st Battle Squadron . " From April to June 1920 , Shaw studied at HMS Dryad in Portsmouth as part of his promotion to Lieutenant , which he obtained on 31 August 1920 . The following year he served aboard the Royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert III . He served aboard a number of ships throughout the mid - twenties , by 31 August 1928 he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Commander . From 1931 to 1933 , he was posted aboard HMS Kent , while serving on the ship he was promoted to Commander . His service in the navy continued to the start of World War II , having been promoted to Captain months before the start of the war in September 1939 . He spent eight months from 1939 to 1940 as the Commanding Officer of HMS Milford . From 1940 to 1942 he served as Commanding Officer aboard HMS Dragon . In August 1943 , he served on board HMS Warspite and was temporarily Captain of the Fleet to Commander - in - Chief of the Eastern Fleet . He was mentioned in dispatches in December 1942 , having been mentioned for bravery in the face of the enemy or in dangerous waters . He was again mentioned in dispatches in March 1943 , relating to the Operation Torch landings by Allied Forces in North Africa . In later 1943 , Shaw was the Chief Staff Officer to Flag Officer , Western Italy , based at RN Base Bizerta in Tunisia . He was later the Commanding Officer of RNAS Portland , from May 1945 to April 1947 . Shaw retired from the navy on 10 July 1948 , with his name being placed on the retired list of Captains . Cricket . Shaw made his first - class debut for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1926 . He made four further first - class appearances for the Royal Navy , the last of which came against the Royal Air Force in 1928 . In his five first - class matches for the team , he scored 331 runs at an average of 36 . 77 , with a high score of 83 . His highest score , one of two fifties for the Royal Navy , came against the Army in 1928 . He made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for Buckinghamshire against Hertfordshire in 1928 . In 1931 , he made a first - class appearance for the Combined Services against the touring New Zealanders at the United Services Recreation Ground in Portsmouth . In a drawn match , he scored 49 runs in the Combined Services first - innings , while in their second - innings he scored 119 runs , before being dismissed by Ian Cromb . In 1933 , Shaw played three Minor Counties Championship matches for Oxfordshire . In 1937 , he made his final first - class appearance for the Combined Services against the touring New Zealanders . In this match , he was dismissed for a duck in their first - innings by Alby Roberts , while in the second - innings he scored 32 runs before being dismissed by Jack Dunning . Personal life . His younger brothers , Bernard and Edward were both killed in World War I . He also had five sisters . His nephew , Brian Boobbyer , played first - class cricket for Oxford University and rugby union for England . Shaw married Sylvia Chiesman , daughter of Sidney Chiesman and Mrs Stanley Dutton , on 20 July 1934 . He died at Hindhead , Surrey on 5 August 1995 .