made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1869 Birthday Honours, and on 3 February 1870, he was appointed colonel of the 61st Regiment of Foot. He was promoted lieutenant-general on 25 October 1871. On 23 September 1874, he was transferred from the 61st to the colonelcy of his old regiment, the Connaught Rangers. Shirley was placed on the retired list and promoted to general on 1 October 1877. He died at his house in Puddletown on 8 April 1879. He was unmarried. References Bibliography 1805 births 1879 deaths 61st Regiment of Foot officers Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford British Army generals British Army personnel of the Crimean War Connaught Rangers officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Officiers of the Légion d'honneur People educated at Rugby School Rifle Brigade officers Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 3rd class