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Tayleur Fund Medal 1854-1913
Obverse: Port broadside view of a full-rigged ship, the main-top-mast carried away, driving on the rocks. Legend: 'TAYLEUR FUND FOR THE SUCCOUR OF SHIPWRECKED STRANGERS'. Reverse: Inscription: 'TO WILLIAM BOYD H.M.S. Ajax FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY in saving of life AT KINGSTOWN 9 Feby 1861', 'The Rt Honble Lord Talbot de Malahide, CHAIRMAN'. Fitted with a cusped bar and blue ribbon edged with white. William Boyd was born on 25 May 1833 at Strangford, Northern Ireland. He took part in the attempts by the Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) coastguard to rescue the crews of the colliers 'Industry' and 'Neptune', wrecked in a gale on 9 February 1861 and was injured during this attempt.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0541 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Richardson |
| Vessels: | Ajax (1809) |
| Date made: | 1854; 1861 |
| People: | Boyd, William; Talbot, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |
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