British politician, military officer, and lawyer (1916–1979)
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Lieutenant Colonel
Airey Neave
DSO OBE MC TD
Neave between May 1940 and May 1941
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 4 March 1974 – 30 March 1979
Leader
Edward Heath
Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by
Francis Pym
Succeeded by
Alec Jones
Member of Parliament for Abingdon
In office 30 June 1953 – 30 March 1979
Preceded by
Sir Ralph Glyn
Succeeded by
Thomas Benyon
Personal details
Born
Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave
(1916-01-23)23 January 1916 Knightsbridge, London, England
Died
30 March 1979(1979-03-30) (aged 63) Westminster, London, England
Manner of death
Assassination (car bomb attack)
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Diana Giffard
(m. 1942)
Children
3
Parent(s)
Sheffield Airey Neave (father)
Alma mater
Merton College, Oxford
Occupation
Politician
Soldier
Profession
Barrister
Military service
Allegiance
British Empire
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1935–1951
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Unit
Royal Artillery
Battles/wars
Second World War
Battle of France
Siege of Calais (POW)
Lieutenant Colonel Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave, DSO, OBE, MC, TD (/ˈɛəriˈniːv/) (23 January 1916 – 30 March 1979) was a British soldier, lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) from 1953 until his assassination in 1979.
During World War II he was the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle, and later worked for MI9. After the war he served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg trials. He later became Conservative MP for Abingdon.
Neave was assassinated in a car bomb attack at the House of Commons. The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
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