The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Renny, Col. Sidney Mercer
Renny, Col. Sidney Mercer, R.A., C.I.E. (1911); Director of Ordnance Factories, Woolwich, Since 1906; joined service, 1880; transferred to Ordnance Department in India, as Assistant Superintendent, Gun-Carriage Factory, Fatehgarh, 1888; Assistant Superintendent, Foundry and Shell Factory, Cossipore, 1891; Superintendent, 1899; Ordnance Consulting Officer for India, 1905; Inspr.-Genl. of Ord. Factories in India 1906; Served in Burmese War, 1885-6. Address: Ordnance Factories, Woolwich.