Oswald Rayner
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Oswald Rayner (unknown - 1961, Botley, Oxfordshire) was a British secret service agent in Russia during World War I. He later went on to be the Daily Telegraph correspondent in Finland.
He is believed to have been involved in the final murder plot against Rasputin, and according to a recent investigation might be the person who fired the shot that actually killed Rasputin.[1]
Oswald Rayner studied at Oxford University in England were he first met his friend and accomplice Prince Felix Yusupov. Later he did an English translation of Yusupov's book about Rasputin.[2] He named his only son, John Felix Rayner, after Yusupov.
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[edit] References
- ^ Miller, Karyn. "British spy 'fired the shot that finished off Rasputin'", The Daily Telegraph, September 19, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Rasputin; His Malignant Influence and His Assassination by Youssoupoff, Prince. (Translated from the Russian by Oswald Rayner) Florin books series. Publisher: Cape repr 1934
