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Clipped Signature - John Harding of Petherton. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Guy Botwright. Clipped Signature. One edition : £65.00

Clipped Signature - Alfred Hutchinson. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - Stewart Goad. Clipped Signature. One edition : £80.00

Clipped Signature - Erwin Kressmann. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Paul Rogers. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Donald Hodge. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - George Smith. Clipped Signature. One edition : £50.00

Clipped Signature - Karl-Heinz Decker. Clipped Signature. One edition : £25.00

Clipped Signature - Alexander Gray. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - Amos 'Buck' Taylor. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - Len Owens. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signature - John Trafford. Clipped Signature. One edition : £65.00

Clipped Signature - Eric Wilson. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

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

Clipped Signature - Murray Shapiro. Clipped Signature. One edition : £40.00

Clipped Signature - I S Price. Clipped Signature. One edition : £25.00

Clipped Signature - Otto Kumm. Clipped Signature. One edition : £55.00

Clipped Signature - Ted Rimmer. Clipped Signature. One edition : £70.00

Clipped Signature - J D Fergusson. Clipped Signature. One edition : £30.00

Clipped Signaure - John Kenneally VC. Clipped Signature. One edition : £45.00

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Text for the above items :

Clipped Signature - John Harding of Petherton. Served in World War One with the Territorial Army and Machine Gun Corps before becoming a Lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry in 1920. He rose through the ranks to become Field Marshal, his last appointment as Colonel of the Life Guards until 1964. He died in 1989. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Guy Botwright. Joined the Labour Corps in 1915, a forerunner of the Army Service Corps, and served in France attached to several regiments. He fought at Cambrai, Arras and Amiens where he was wounded and repatriated, working with Schroders Bank post war. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Alfred Hutchinson. Joined the Royal Marines aged 17 to serve in the Great War. He was selected for the assault to blockade Zeebrugge, going aboard the Mersey ferry Iris. With huge loss of life around him, he survived the assault but was wounded and invalided in 1919. He worked in the newsprint industry, retiring in 1976 and lived to more than 100 years of age. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Stewart Goad. Served in France with the Mechanical Transport Corps then in 1917 became a balloon observer with the Royal Flying Corps. He had to take to his parachute twice when his balloon was attacked by enemy aircraft. He lived to at least 100 years of age. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Erwin Kressmann. A Knight's Cross winning tank commander in Panzerjager Abteilung 519. He died in 2017.

Clipped Signature - Paul Rogers. Volunteered as a paratrooper in 1942 and joined the 101st Airborne, jumping into Europe on D-Day. Landing eight miles from his intended target, he cut himself loose after getting snagged in trees and losing most of his equipment. Fought through Normandy but spent four weeks in hospital after Operation Market Garden. Rejoined his platoon and fought through to the Eagle's Nest and the end of the war. He died in 2015 aged 96. Please note that the paratrooper printed remarque shown next to the signature may or may not be clipped with the signature - each print was signed differently.

Clipped Signature - Donald Hodge. Born in 1894, he enlisted in September 1914 and fought throughout the Great War. At the Somme, he was a Lance Corporal in the Queen's Own West Kent Regiment attached as Orderly and Runner to Captain Fleming of 55th Brigade. In WW2 he was an Air Raid Warden, joined the Home Guard and then was an anti-aircraft gunner in the Royal Artillery. He lived to at least 100 years old. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - George Smith. George Smith enlisted in the Royal Marines in 1917 and fought on the Western Front with the Royal Naval Division, then posted to Greece and the Near East. He remained in the Royal Marines and served a total of 28 years before he was demobilised in 1945 after seeing action in World War Two. He served on board HMS Colossus, HMS Eagle, HMS Repulse and HMS Ganges. He was latterly decorated with the Legion d'Honneur as one of the survivors of the Great War. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Karl-Heinz Decker. Joined the German Army in 1943 and became a tank crewman with the 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division. Fought with this elite unit throughout the Normandy campaign, D-Day and at Falaise, but was eventually captured and taken prisoner of war. He died in 2015.

Clipped Signature - Alexander Gray. A private in the Highland Light Infantry in World War One, he moved to the Royal Flying Corps and commanded No.55 Sqn in 1917, then commaned No.12 Sqn RAF after the war. Holding this position until May 1926, he took up senior roles in the RAF and Air Ministry, retiring in 1949. He died in 1980. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Amos 'Buck' Taylor. Worked in a factory making Sherman tanks before enlisting in 1942. Joined the 101st Airborne and jumped into Europe on D-Day, taking several days to rejoin his platoon. Fought at the Battle of the Bulge but his war ended when he was shot and badly injured in the leg, spending 11 months in hospital. He died in 2011.

Clipped Signature - Len Owens. A member of the highly secretive PhantomGHQ, he went into Paris with an armoured column of Free French on 25th August 1944, the day the French capital was liberated. Serving with No.5285G Signals Unit, he was awarded the Military Medal. He died in 2013. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - John Trafford. Joined the 9th King's Liverpool Regiment in 1915, fought and was injured at the battle of Loos and was repatriated. He then fought with the Monmouthshire Regiment at Third Ypres and was wounded again. He became an ambulance driver after WW1, serving as such from 1926 and throughout WW2 and beyond. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Eric Wilson. A Captain of the East Surrey Regiment attached to the Somali Mounted Infantry, he defended a hill position from heavy Italian forces for five days despite malaria and injuries, until it was over run. Reported killed, he was awarded the Victoria Cross - in fact he had been captured and imprisoned. He died in 2008. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - James Ford. In 1940 he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Scots regiment, and was promoted in the field to Acting Captain. Posted to Hong Kong, he won the Military Cross during the failed defence of the colony, spending the rest of the war as a prisoner. He died in 2009. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Murray Shapiro. No text for this item

Clipped Signature - I S Price. A Lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders, he was captured on 12th June 1940 when the 51st Highland Division surrendered to Erwin Rommel in Normandy. He arrived at Colditz castle prison on 8th August 1941 and is known to have participated in several escape attempts, but he remained there until liberation. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - Otto Kumm. German military veteran - commander of the 4th Panzer Regiment. Awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He died in 1998.

Clipped Signature - Ted Rimmer. Born in 1898, he joined the King's Own Liverpool Regiment at the age of 18. He served at Arras, the Somme, Third Ypres, Passchendaele and Amiens with the 6th Battalion. Post-war he joined the Liverpool Police Force, serving there throughout World War Two. He died in 2001 aged 103. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signature - J D Fergusson. A Lieutenant in the Royal Tank Regiment, he was captured on the 13th June 1940 in France. Eventually, he was taken to the notorious castle Colditz on 30th June 1943 where he would spend the rest of the war until liberation. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures.

Clipped Signaure - John Kenneally VC. Joined the Army at 18 and by 1943 was in the Irish Guards, serving in Tunisia. On 28th April he single-handedly charged the enemy, breaking up their attack. Two days later, this time with a comrade, he repeated the act, inflicting many casualties despite being wounded himself. For these heroic actions he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He died in 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.