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Clipped Signature - Norman Macmillan. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - Richard Annand VC. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Hugh Bruce. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - F W C Weldon. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - Ed Shames. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - William True. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Lord Sir John Hunt. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Lucien Duval. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Paul Egger. Clipped Signature. One edition : £60.00

Clipped Signature - Herbert Fries. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Gerhard Fischer. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

Clipped Signature - Sir Napier Crookenden. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - Henry Conder. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - Jack Hinton VC. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Reginald Wild. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - John Moseley. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Sandy Sutherland. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - James Hill. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Henri Moisin. Clipped Signature. One edition : £35.00

Clipped Signature - Gordon Hearne. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - James Chesshire. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

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Text for the above items :

Clipped Signature - Norman Macmillan. This signature is from a piece of memorabilia which was flown in a Buccaneer in the 1970s. The Pilot and Navigator of that Buccaneer also signed the item. Norman Macmillan - Served in the first World War as a private in the Highland Light Infantry, then after a year in the trenches transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, flying the Sopwith 1 and a half Strutter and Camel with No.45 Sqn. Awarded the Military Cross, he had scored 9 victories before a flying accident saw him return to the UK out of action. After the war he became an instructor and test pilot, becoming Chief Test Pilot at Fairey Aviation. He died in 1976. A J Carolan - Buccaneer pilot with No.12 Sqn RAF in the 1970s. S I Stringer - Buccaneer navigator with No.12 Sqn RAF in the 1970s. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Richard Annand VC. Serving with the Durham Light Infantry during the invasion of Belgium in 1940, he attacked with grenades two parties of Germans attempting to repair a blown bridge, despite machine gun and mortar fire. Later, he returned to the position to rescue a wounded Private and was himself wounded and lost consciousness. For this act he was awarded the first Victoria Cross of World War Two for the British Army. He died in 2004. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Hugh Bruce. A Royal Marine, he was captured defending Calais in May 1940. He made escape attempts from several prison camps, including a 12-day escape through a tunnel where he was recaptured just yards from freedom in Denmark. He spent three years in Colditz and was involved in several unsuccessful escape attempts here. He died in 2003. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - F W C Weldon. A Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery, he was captured on 12th June 1940 when the 51st Highland Division surrendered to Erwin Rommel in Normandy. He arrived at the famous Colditz castle prison on 2nd July 1943 where he remained until liberation. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Ed Shames. One of the most respected officers in the 101st Airborne Division, he received a battlefield commission during the Normandy campaign, and joined Easy Company as 2nd Lieutenant for Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. He died in 2021 aged 99.

Clipped Signature - William True. Serving with the 506th Parachute Regiment attached to the 101st Airborne, Bill took part in the initial parachute drop on D-Day. He made a second drop on Operation Market Garden, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and finally took part in the capture of Hitler's Eagles Nest at Berchtesgaden on 4th-5th May 1945. He died in 2017.

Clipped Signature - Lord Sir John Hunt. Commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1930 on graduation from Sandhurst, served as a Commando instructor in World War Two and led motorised infantry in Italy. Always interested in mountaineering, he was selected to lead the expedition which made the first ascent of Everest in 1953. He retired from the Army in 1956 but was an important political and military advisor. He died in 1988. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Lucien Duval. Volunteered for the French Army as the Germans swept through the country in 1940. Taken prisoner, he was released in 1942 and joined the Resistance working in communications with London. Arrested in March 1944, he was interrogated and tortured for days by the Gestapo, eventually escaping from hospital and returning to the Resistance. Among his many decorations are the Legion of Honour and Croix de Guerre. One Available Only. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Paul Egger. Knights Cross winning tank commander, SS Panzer Abteilung 502. Received Knights Cross 28th April 1945. 7th highest scoring Panzer Ace with a score of 113. Paul Egger was born in Mautern , Austria on the 23rd November 1916 and after finnishing high school in June 1935 he worked as a clerk until joining the Luftwaffe in late 1938. paul Egger was already a Glider Pilot and was trained as a bomber Pilot joining Kampfgeschader 51., Flying the Diver Bomber Junkers JU 87 Stuka. Paul Egger took part in the Invassion of Poland. he was then transferred tp Jagdeschwader 27 becoming a fighter Pilot flying the Messerschmitt BF 109 taking part in the Battle of france and the Battle of Britain, flying a total of 112 misions and was shot down three times. He had 2 kills. In his last mission he was shot down over the English Channel and had severe head wounds which stopped him flying and he was eventually transferred to staff duties. Paul Egger voluntered for the Waffen SS in May 1941 and was trained as aanti tank gunner. After traingin ghe moved to the Motorcycle Battalion of the Das reich division and transferred later to the 8th Compnay SS Panzer Regiment 2. As a tank commander he soon hsowed skill as a commander during the battle of Kieve he destroyed 28 tanks, 14 anti tank guns, 8 artillery batteries and 40 various Russian vehicles. In February 1943 durign the Thrid battle of Kharkov he recorded his 65th tank victory but his company was all but wiped out apart form his tank and one other. Paul Egger transferred to the 102 SS Heavy Panzer battalion commanding a Tiger tank in October 1943. After the D - Day landings. Paul Egger battalion was deployed to Normandy where he fought at point 122 destroying 14 allied tanks and 4 anti tank guns. His commander reccomended him for a knights cross for this action but received a German cross in Gold instead. Egger's battalion was almost completely destroyed during the fighting and in September 1944, and reformed in Sennelager Germany and renamed the 502 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. In 1945 Egger was promoted to Untersturmfuhrer. 502 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion was sent to the Eatsern Front and fought around Stettin. paul Egger destroyed another 19 tanks during the fighting. In April 1945 Egger was promoted to Obersturmfuhrer took over command of the 1st Company. Egger recieved the Knight's Cross by Felix Steiner the commander of the XI SS Panzer Army Commander On the 3 May 1945, Paul Egger became the seventh top panzer ace recording his 113th tank destroyed. Paul Egger escaped from berlin and the Russian but surrendered to the American forces at the River Elbe after being shoot in the arm. he became a prisoner of war for 30 months and released in November 1947. Egger became a sports reporter. In civilian life he became a sports reporter. He died on 12 July 2007.

Clipped Signature - Herbert Fries. Volunteered as a paratrooper in 1943 and served in Italy. In January 1944, he and his crew knocked out 17 Allied tanks using an entrenched Panther turret. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. He died in 2014.

Clipped Signature - Gerhard Fischer. A Panzer Tank Ace who took part in operations in the West and East. He scored 102 tank victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross. He died in 2013.

Clipped Signature - Sir Napier Crookenden. Originally joining the Cheshire Regiment, he was Brigade Major of the 6th Airlanding Brigade on D-Day, 1944. He became Commanding Officer of the 9th Parachute Battalion from December 1944 to February 1945 and took up many senior roles in the Army until retirement in 1972. He died in 2002.

Clipped Signature - Henry Conder. Served with the Norfolk Regiment and was a senior officer by World War Two. Evacuated from Dunkirk, he was 2nd in command of the regiment when he was wounded fighting the Japanese at Kohima. On his return he commanded 2nd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers in Mandalay, retiring in 1960. He died in 1998. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Jack Hinton VC. A New Zealander, he was serving in Greece in 1940 as it was being evacuated by Allied troops and disobeyed orders to gather 12 compatriots to attack the Germans in Kalamata. He killed the crew of a gun, and cleared out several other enemy positions with grenades before falling wounded and being captured. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He died in 1997. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Reginald Wild. Enlisted in the Sussex Yeomanry in 1914, he was sent to Gallipoli fighting in the trenches with 42 Division. Here he contracted dysentery and was repatriated. In 1917 he rejoined what was now 16th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, serving in Palestine and then the Western Front. He was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, and after the war joined the family business. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - John Moseley. No text for this item

Clipped Signature - Sandy Sutherland. Joined the Royal Scots regiment in 1934, serving in Lahore and then Hong Kong from 1937. He won the Military Medal during the fall of Hong Kong, but was taken as a prisoner to Japan for the rest of the war. He rejoined the regiment after the war, retiring in 1956. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - James Hill. Educated at Sandhurst, he joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1931, when his father was Colonel, and commanded the 2nd Battalion on the outbreak of World War Two. Awarded the Military Cross after the Dunkirk evacuation, he commanded the 1st Parachute Battalion during Operation Torch in 1942, and was wounded in action in November, returning to England. He commanded the 3rd Parachute Battalion for D-Day and in Normandy as part of the 6th Airborne Division. Leaving the Army after the war, he had received many decorations, including the Distinguished Service Order and Bar. He died in 2006.

Clipped Signature - Henri Moisin. A member of the French Resistance in World War Two, he was captured and sent to prison at Amiens. He was present there when RAF Mosquitos attacked the prison in Operation Jericho, an attempt to free the prisoners. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Gordon Hearne. No text for this item

Clipped Signature - James Chesshire. A Major in the Royal Engineers, he was captured on 8th January 1944. He was sent to the infamous Colditz, arriving on 30th July 1944 where he was held until liberation. He died in October 2000. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Where do these clipped signatures come from?

Below is an example of a print that has been damaged and has had signatures clipped. This is where most of our clipped signatures come from. This example is Fighter General by Graeme Lothian and the signatures clipped include Peter Duttmann and Walter Krupinski.