| Hugh Shaw | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Madras, British India |
| Death Place: | Southsea, Hampshire, England |
| Placeofburial: | Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Serviceyears: | 1855–1887 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | 18th Regiment of Foot Royal Irish Regiment |
| Battles: | Crimean War Indian Mutiny New Zealand Wars Second Anglo-Afghan War Mahdist War |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath New Zealand War Medal Afghanistan Medal, 1878-80 Egypt Medal, 1882-89 Khedive's Star, 1882-91[1] |
Major General Hugh Shaw (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 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:
He later achieved the rank of Major General. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London.