On 24 Aug 1916 [her son] Hubert Shaw (age 26) was killed in action at Delville Wood during the Battle of Delville Wood. He was serving with "A" Company 8th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Service Number K/12980. He is buried, or commemorated, at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B. He is also commemorated on a family gravestone in the cemetery at Hayfield, Derbyshire.

From Wikipedia: Another British attack came on 24 August, as Infantry Regiment 88 from the 56th Division began to relieve Infantry Regiment 121 and Grenadier Regiment 119. Every man left in the regiment was needed to withstand the attack, which caused the loss of more than 200 prisoners and twelve machine-guns. After the attack, Fusilier Regiment 35 of the 56th Division relieved Infantry Regiment 125, which called the days on the Somme "the worst in the war". II Battalion, Infantry Regiment 181 was sent as reinforcements and one of its companies was annihilated. An attempted counter-attack by the battalion and part of Infantry Regiment 104, was smashed by British artillery-fire and a German counter-bombardment hampered British consolidation.[78] On 27 August, the German garrison in Edge Trench, the last foothold in Delville Wood, was driven out and Infantry Regiment 118 lost 60 prisoners.[58] A counter-attack to recover the wood was made possible by the arrival of a wave of fresh German divisions on the Somme and in late August, German artillery preparation began for an attack on 31 August.

On 11 Apr 1937 [her husband] James William Shaw (age 74) died.

On 10 Nov 1949 Sarah Mellor (age 86) died.