Robert Laurence NAIRAC, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 493007, Captain
Unit/Occupation: Grenadier Guards
Date and Place of Birth: 31st August 1948, Mauritius
Family: Son of Mr Maurice Nairac (Eye Surgeon) and Mrs Barbara Nairac of Master's Keep, Standish Court, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. One brother David, and two sisters Rosamund and Gabrielle.
Early Life: Ampleforth School, Lincoln College, Oxford; Boxing Blue, Vincents Club
Date and Place of GC Action: 15th May 1977, Ireland
The London Gazette: The award of the George Cross was published on p. 1991 of The London Gazette, No. 47769, dated the 13th February 1979