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Colonel Patrick Porteous VC Signed Naval Art
Colonel Patrick Porteous VC
Commissioned in the Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1937, he was awarded the Victoria Cross while attached to No.4 Commando, cited as :
At Dieppe on 19th August 1942, Major Porteous was detailed to act as Liaison Officer between the two detachments whose task was to assault the heavy coast defence guns. In the initial assault Major Porteous, working with the smaller of the two detachments, was shot at close range through the hand, the bullet passing through his palm and entering his upper arm. Undaunted, Major Porteous closed with his assailant, succeeded in disarming him and killed him with his own bayonet thereby saving the life of a British Sergeant on whom the German had turned his aim. In the meantime the larger detachment was held up, and the officer leading this detachment was killed and the Troop Sergeant-Major fell seriously wounded. Almost immediately afterwards the only other officer of the detachment was also killed. Major Porteous, without hesitation and in the face of a withering fire, dashed across the open ground to take over command of this detachment. Rallying them, he led them in a charge which carried the German position at the point of the bayonet, and was severely wounded for the second time. Though shot through the thigh he continued to the final objective where he eventually collapsed from loss of blood after the last of the guns had been destroyed. Major Porteous's most gallant conduct, his brilliant leadership and tenacious devotion to a duty which was supplementary to the role originally assigned to him, was an inspiration to the whole detachment.
He recovered from his wounds and conitnued in the military, retiring in 1970 as Colonel. He died on 9th October 2000.
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Clipped Signature - Patrick Porteous VC. Attached to 4 Commando from the Royal Regiment of Artillery, he was awarded the Victoria Cross in the assault on Dieppe in 1942. Despite being shot in the arm, he saved one Sergeant before rallying and leading his men under heavy fire. Seriously wounded a second time, he collapsed after the German position was taken. He retired as Colonel in 1970 and died in 2000. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
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