Robert Nairac
British army officer abducted and presumably killed by the IRA in 1977 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain Robert Laurence Nairac GC (31 August 1948 – 15 May 1977) was a British Army officer in the Grenadier Guards[1][2] who was abducted from a pub in Dromintee, south County Armagh, during an undercover operation and killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on his fourth tour of duty in Northern Ireland as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer.
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Birth name | Robert Laurence Nairac |
Born | (1948-08-31)31 August 1948 British Mauritius |
Died | 15 May 1977(1977-05-15) (aged 28) Ravensdale, County Louth, Republic of Ireland |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1972–1977 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
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Awards | George Cross |
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Several men have been imprisoned for his death. His body has never been found.