Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave, DSO, OBE, MC (23 January 1916 30 March 1979) was a British soldier, 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 (MP) for Abingdon.Neave was assassinated...
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Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave, DSO, OBE, MC (23 January 1916 30 March 1979) was a British soldier, 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 (MP) for Abingdon.Neave was assassinated in 1979 in a car-bomb attack at the House of Commons. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility.(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airey_Neave)
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