Oswald Rayner

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Oswald Rayner in the 1930s

Oswald Rayner (born November 29, 1888 in Smethwick , † March 6, 1961 in Botley ) was a British secret agent .

Rayner is said to have been involved in the 1916 murder of Grigory Eefimowitsch Rasputin .

literature

  • George Buchanan : My mission to Russia and other diplomatic memories. Cassell and Co., London, New York 1923.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karyn Miller: British spy 'fired the shot that finished off Rasputin'. In: The Daily Telegraph , September 19, 2004.
personal data
SURNAME Rayner, Oswald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British secret agent
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Smethwick
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1961
Place of death Botley