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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 ] He was abducted by Republicans from a pub in Dromintee , South Armagh , during an undercover operation he was undertaking and killed by the IRA .
Robert Nairac was killed and secretly buried almost 50 years ago. The location of his remains has been a mystery ever since. Search ends for remains of soldier abducted and killed in 1977
British Army officer Robert Nairac, who disappeared from South Armagh, was a Mauritius-born Roman Catholic. [7] [8] The organisation said they could only accurately locate the body of one of their victims, but gave rough ideas for the remaining eight. [9] [10] As of September 2017, the remains of three of the victims have still not been found.
A man was arrested and appeared in court charged with murder. [3] 1977. 14 May 1977 - Robert Nairac (29), undercover British Army officer, ...
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Robert McConnell — a UVF member and 2nd Battalion UDR corporal. The Barron Report lists him as one of the suspects in the Dublin bombings. He allegedly had links to both RUC Special Branch and the Intelligence Corps, and it was claimed he was controlled before and after the bombings by Robert Nairac . [ 40 ]
Capt Nairac is believed to have been abducted and killed by the IRA while on an undercover operation in a pub in south Armagh in 1977.