Geoffrey Shaw (MP)
Early career
Early career
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Shaw was educated at [Cheltenham College](/wiki/Cheltenham_College "Cheltenham College") and [King's College, Cambridge](/wiki/King%27s_College%2C_Cambridge "King's College, Cambridge"). On the outbreak of the [First World War](/wiki/First_World_War "First World War") he joined the [5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry](/wiki/5th_Battalion%2C_King%27s_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry "5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry"), serving as an officer with them until February 1916, then transferring to the [East Riding Yeomanry](/wiki/East_Riding_Yeomanry "East Riding Yeomanry") until the end of the war.

He returned to Cambridge to study law, and in 1923 was [called to the Bar](/wiki/Called_to_the_Bar "Called to the Bar") by the [Inner Temple](/wiki/Inner_Temple "Inner Temple"). In 1924 he married Elizabeth Fuller, daughter of Admiral Sir [Cyril Fuller](/wiki/Cyril_Fuller "Cyril Fuller"); they had two sons and three daughters. Elizabeth Shaw was made an [MBE](/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28MBE%29 "Order of the British Empire (MBE)") in 1945 for her work supporting the [St John Ambulance Brigade](/wiki/St_John_Ambulance_Brigade "St John Ambulance Brigade"). 


Why was Elizabeth Shaw made an MBE?