Reginald Wilshaw was the son of Mr. F. L. Wilshaw of  49, High Street, Longdon. He served in HMS CACHALOT and died in a canoeing accident on 23 May 1974.

According to reports in the Birmingham Daily Post of 25 May 1974 and Report & Death Notices in the Rugely Times of 1 June 1974, “A 27 years  old Longdon man was killed taking part in a canoeing exercise with the Royal Navy at Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Reginald Frederick Wilshaw, had been in the Navy since leaving school.  He first joined as a cadet at the age of 14 and has served in several countries.  He was married to a Portsmouth girl and had three young children.”