India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Captn. J. L. Taylor Madras Railway Vol.)

The medal with officially re-engraved naming, and exactly as issued to the Volunteer Officer recipient

Taylor, J. L—

Burma, 1886-87.—Served with Mounted Infantry. Mentioned by Government of India. Despatches, G. G, O. 434 of 1887,— Medal and clasp

Ref Indian Army List April 1903

Medal(s) & Clasp Verification: During his volunteer military service with the Madras Railways Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel James Lushington Taylor qualified and received the below following medals per sources cited:

- IGS 1854. Silver, with clasp: Ref Indian Army List April 1903 for his 'War Services'
- Indian Officers Volunteer Decoration: Published in Gazette of India issue of 14 May 1904

Captain Taylor's 'Mention-in-Despatches' for Burma, was published in the London Gazette issue of 1887:

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.The Governor-General notices with pleasure
the praise bestowed upon Captain H P. Airey,
of the New South Wales Artillery, and Captain
J. L. Taylor and Lieutenant C. F. MacCartie, of
the Madras Volunteers.

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Reference 'The Indian Daily News' (Calcutta) issue of 19 January 1900, contained the below following article pertaining to Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Taylor: 

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We understand that Lieutenant-Colonel J. Lushington Taylor, Madras Railway Volunteers, stationed at Podanur, has offered his services for employment in South Africa in Lumsden's Horse. Colonel Taylor had previously offered his services to H.E. the Commander-in-Chief in any capacity, but this was before an Indian Volunteer Contingent had been sanctioned. He is a good shot and a good rider, and has seen active service in Burma, where he was attached to the Mounted Infantry, being awarded the medal and clasp. We agree with the Madras Mail, that if volunteers of Colonel Taylor's standing and experience offer their services, they should have a prior claim to those who have never seen any fighting, especially if they are ready to join the ranks.

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James Lushington Taylor - a child of the Indian Mutiny - was the second son of Major-General Henry Alexander Taylor (HEIC Bengal Army) and Emily Taylor (nee Phillips), was born in Jullunder Cantonment. Punjab India, on 25 October 1858 - during the Indian Mutiny (at which time his father is shown as Captain late 74th N.I. - and was the second generation of his family to be born in India. He spent many years in Southern India in Madras Presidency, where he was employed as a senior official of the Madras Railway Company. He married twice in India. Firstly, Sophia Emily Taylor (who was 16 years of age) at Madras (now Chennai) on 29 December 1884 - which  marriage ended in divorce - and secondly to Isabella Howard, at Calcutta on, 2 December 1905. At the time of his second marriage James was described employed as 'District Traffic Superintendent, Madras Railway. James Lushington Taylor is recorded to have died on 16 January 1938, at which time he was resident of  Glenview, Telegraph-road, Deal, Kent, England

Extremely rare named to the Madras Railway Volunteers, an Indian Volunteer unit

Condition: About EF

Code: 26085