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Sidney was born about 1873. He passed away in 1925.
Sidney George Reilly MC (c. 1873[a] – 5 November 1925), commonly known as the "Ace of Spies," was a Russian-born adventurer and secret agent employed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and later by the Foreign Section of the British Secret Service Bureau, the precursor to the modern British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6/SIS). During his lifetime, he is alleged to have spied for at least four different great powers. Documentary evidence indicates he was involved in espionage activities in 1890s London among Russian émigré circles, in 1900s Manchuria on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War, and in an abortive 1918 coup d'etat against Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik government in Moscow.[1]
His original name was Sigmund Rosenblum. Born the illegitimate son of a Jewish doctor in Odessa, he studied chemistry in Vienna (1890–93) before going to Brazil. There he befriended British Army officers in the Amazon and was recommended to British intelligence in London (1896). He changed his name to Sidney George Reilly in 1899.[2]
Spouse: Pepita Bobadilla
The true details about Sidney Reilly's origin, identity and exploits have eluded researchers and intelligence agencies for more than 100 years. Reilly himself told several versions of his origins to confuse and mislead investigators.
Sources
- Wikipedia:Sidney Reilly
- Encyclopedia Britanica, Sidney George Reilly]
