Autographs of John Kenneally
Sergeant John Patrick Kenneally (né Leslie Jackson) VC (15 March 1921 – 27 September 2000) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Patrick Kenneally was born as Leslie Jackson at 104 Alexandra Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. His mother was Gertrude Nowell Robinson, the 18-year-old daughter of a Blackpool pharmacist who had been sent to live with relatives to conceal her son's illegitimate birth. She changed her surname to Jackson, and had her son christened Leslie. Kenneally subsequently understood that his mother, who became a dance hostess, and the female friend with whom she lived in Birmingham were "fairly high-class whores".\nKenneally claimed that his father was a wealthy Mancunian Jewish textile manufacturer, Neville Blond, who would later become chairman of the English Stage Company and marry Elaine Marks, the Marks & Spencer heiress. Blond, despite paying maintenance, denied paternity, observing himself to have been "only one of his mother's many friends", and that he "happened to have a bob or two, which meant 'go for that fellow'".
Maintenance from Blond enabled Jackson to be initially educated at the privately run Calthorpe College. He later attended Tindal Street Junior Council School and then King Edward VI Five Ways.
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Traded items with a signature of John Kenneally
The most expensive item with a signature of John Kenneally (1995 JS/50/45/12E Victory in Europe cover signed John Kenneally VC 268 of 500) was sold in November 2025 for £16.44 while the cheapest item (WW2 VICTORY IN EUROPE FLOWN COVER SIGNED JOHN KENNEALLY VICTORIA CROSS WINNER) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2012 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of John Kenneally. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with £16.44 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Kenneally is worth £5.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Kenneally were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1995 JS/50/45/12E Victory in Europe cover signed John Kenneally VC 268 of 500 | £16.44 |  |
| 2000 JS (MIL) 14 - 1943 SGT JOHN KENNEALLY VC SIGNED & FLOWN FIRST DAY COVER | £1.20 | |
| END of the WAR in NORTH AFRICA SIGNED JOHN KENNEALLY VC JS50/43/4 IRISH GUARDS | £5.00 | |
| John Kenneally - VC - SIGNED Brooklet Victoria Cross Card - Tunisia Irish Guards | £9.99 | |
| John Kenneally VC 1st Battalion Irish Guards Isle Of Man Postcard Signed | £10.55 | |
| John Kenneally VC, signed 1997 Surrender of the Axis Forces in North Africa cove | £8.99 | |
| JS50/43/4c JOHN KENNEALLY VC SIGNED END OF THE WAR IN NORTH AFRICA COVER | £1.20 | |
| JS50/45/12E SERGEANT JOHN KENNEALLY VC SIGNED VICTORY IN EUROPE COVER | £2.20 | |
| Operation Overlord Signed by by John Kenneally, Victoria Cross holder. FDC | £8.95 | |
| Postcard of Kenneally VC In action Signed by John Kenneally VC Holder | £7.95 | |
| RAF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED JOHN KENNEALLY VC WINNER | £4.90 | |
| Victoria Cross Recipient JOHN KENNEALLY VC Signed Victory in Europe WWII Cover | £10.94 | |
| WW2 John Kenneally VC signed Benham 1995 Peace Freedom official FDC | £3.15 | |
| WW2 John Kenneally VC signed End War North Africa cover Victoria Cross winner | £11.54 | |
| WW2 Victoria Cross winner John Kenneally VC signed End War North Africa cover | £16.24 | |
