Medals and Decorations to the Renny-Tailyour Family

The mounted group of five miniature dress medals worn by Colonel T. F. B. Renny-Tailyour, C.B., C.S.I., late Survey Department, Royal Engineers
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s badge, gold and enamel; The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s badge, gold, silver and enamel, with ‘cameo’ centre; India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Chin-Lushai 1889-90; China 1900, no clasp; British War Medal 1914-20, mounted as worn, extremely fine (5) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals and Decorations to the Renny-Tailyour Family.

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Thomas Francis Bruce Rennie-Tailyour was born on 8 June 1863, 3rd son of Thomas Renny-Tailyour (1812-85) of Borrowfield, Forfarshire, late Colonel, Royal Engineers. He was educated at Cheltenham College and R.M.A. Woolwich, from where he obtained a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 27 February 1883. He served in the Burmese expedition 1885-88 (Despatches London Gazette 2 September 1887; Medal with 2 clasps); Chin-Lushai expedition 1889-90 (Mentioned by Government of India, despatches London Gazette 12 September 1890; Clasp); several expeditions along the Chinese Frontier of Burma 1890-93, and the Burma-China Boundary Commission 1897-1900; served in China 1900-01 (Despatches London Gazette 13 September 1901; Medal; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel). Served during the Great War, in India from September 1914 (British War Medal); C.S.I. 1911; C.B. (Military) 1920; retired 1920. Colonel Renny-Tailyour died on 10 June 1937.