1. Oswald Theodore Rayner was a British Secret Intelligence Service field agent who operated covertly in the Russian Empire during the First World War.
10 Facts About Oswald Rayner
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Between 1907 and 1910, Rayner studied modern languages at Oriel College, Oxford.
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In 1910 Oswald Rayner became a solicitor at the HM Treasury.
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Oswald Rayner was highly proficient in French, German, and Russian, and in December 1915 he was recruited by MI6 as an intelligence officer under Sir Samuel Hoare, head of the British Intelligence Service in Russia.
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Oswald Rayner hit Rasputin in the back of the head.
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Oswald Rayner had visited the Sandro's palace on the day of the murder.
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Confirmation that Oswald Rayner met with Yusupov in the weeks leading up to the killing can be found in the diary of their chauffeur, William Compton, who recorded all visits.
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Oswald Rayner is attending to loose ends and will no doubt brief you.
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Oswald Rayner named his only son, John Felix Rayner, after Yusupov.
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Conclusive evidence is unattainable as Oswald Rayner burned all his papers before he died in 1961 and his only son died four years later.