Airey Neave
Politician
1916 – 1979
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Who was Airey Neave?
Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave DSO, OBE, MC, TD was a British army officer, barrister and politician.
During World War II, Neave was one of the few servicemen to escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle. He later became Conservative Member of Parliament for Abingdon.
Neave was assassinated in 1979 in a car-bomb attack at the House of Commons. The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1916
Knightsbridge - Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Merton College, Oxford
- Eton College
- Died
- Mar 30, 1979
Westminster Hospital
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on July 23, 2013
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