ABLE SEAMAN SHAW

Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3664, 6 February 1940, Page 4

ABLE SEAMAN SHAW

HONOURING HIS MEMORY SCHOOL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION A copy of the letter which appeared in The Waikato Independent last week, wherein four young men of Cambridge suggested that the name of Able Seaman A. C. H. Shaw, of H.M.S. Achilles, should be perpetuated, was read at last night's meeting of the School Committee. The writers suggested that a cup or some other trophy should be established for annual competition at the Cambridge School, so that the name of Shaw, who was the first man from Cambridge to give his life for his country in the present war, would not be forgotten. They donated £1 1/- as a nucleus of a fund, and as well as other contributions, they suggested that every child attending the Cambridge School should put in a small sum to have a personal interest in the trophy. The School Committee gave favourable consideration to the idea of a trophy, but there was some discussion as to whether a levy should be put on the children attending school. It was considered that a dangerous precedent might be established. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs W. R. Garrard, H. E. Amyes and C. G. Wallace was appointed to meet the originators of the scheme and discuss the position with them. A FURTHER DONATION In a letter to the Editor, of The Waikato Independent, Mr Gordon C. Hay, of Thames, has enclosed a cheque for 10/6 towards a memorial to Able Seaman Shaw. Mr Hay, who is the son of the Rev. and Mrs James Hay, formerly of Camrbidge, and now of Nelson, is a member of the staff of "The Thames Star." He began his journalistic career on the staff of the "Independent," moving some years ago to Motueka and later Thames. He wrote: As one who was a close friend of the late Archy Shaw in school days at the C.D.H.S., I desire to ally myself with the four friends of his who suggested honouring his memory at the school. Their suggestion of a cup, as mentioned in your columns last week, is to my mind a sound one, and might I suggest that the inscription should include the note that Able Seaman Shaw was the first man from Cambridge and the first old pupil of the school to give his life for his country in the present conflict. Herewith by contribution to any fund raised.