Autographs of Pat Reid
Patrick Robert Reid, MBE, MC (13 November 1910 – 22 May 1990) was a British Army officer and author of history. As a British prisoner of war during the Second World War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of the few to escape from Colditz, crossing the border into neutral Switzerland in late 1942.
After the war Reid was a diplomat and administrator before eventually returning to his prewar career in civil engineering. He also wrote about his experiences in two best-selling books, which became the basis of a film, TV series and board game.
Patrick Reid was born in Ranchi, India, the son of John Reid CIE ICS, of Carlow, Ireland, and Alice Mabel Daniell. He was educated at St. Dominic's Preparatory School, Cabra, County Dublin, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare, and Wimbledon College, London, and graduated from King's College London in 1932. He then trained as a civil engineer, working for Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners from 1934 to 1937, and becoming an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1936.
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Traded items with a signature of Pat Reid
The most expensive item with a signature of Pat Reid (ESCAPER - PAT REID MC + 1 SIGNED 40th ANNIVERSARY LIBERATION OF COLDITZ COVER) was sold in May 2025 for £502.20 while the cheapest item (RARE SIGNED COPY OF COLDITZ, THE COLDITZ STORY BY PAT REID MBE) found a new owner for £12.50 in January 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2013 with an average selling price of £64.99 for an autographed item of Pat Reid. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £502.20 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £16.88 was February 2021. In average, an autographed item from Pat Reid is worth £56.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Pat Reid were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1971 RAFES 1 COLDITZ CASTLE Cover, ORIGINALLY SIGNED by PAT REID MBE! | £149.99 |  |
| Book Colditz The Full Story Signed Author Pat Reid | £56.00 | |
| Colditz FDC signed by Pat Reid, Daddy Stayner, Dick Howe and Tubby Broomhall | £250.00 | |
| Colditz first day covers x11 including Pat Reid - all SIGNED | £140.00 | |
| Colditz Liberation Cover SIGNED by Pat Reid & Jack Courteney. | £65.00 | |
| Colditz ‘home run’ escaper Pat Reid signed cover | £169.50 | |
| Colditz ‘home run’ escaper Pat Reid signed cover | £169.50 | |
| ESCAPER - PAT REID MC + 1 SIGNED 40th ANNIVERSARY LIBERATION OF COLDITZ COVER | £502.20 | |
| GB Colditz reunion cover signed by Pat Reid (escaper). | £27.00 | |
| Pat Reid - COLDITZ - BBC Official photo 1970s - Hand Signed | £23.00 | |
| Pat Reid vintage signed page Colditz AFTAL#145 | £56.00 | |
| Signed Copy Winged Diplomat By Air Commodore Freddie West VC RAF RFC by Pat Reid | £18.00 | |
 | WW2 Colditz Castle Escaper Pat Reid signed RAF Escape from Colditz cover. RARE | £91.54 | |
| WW2 Colditz Castle escaper Pat Reid signed Red Cross Cover Return to Colditz | £103.84 | |
| WW2 Major Pat Reid MC signed Colditz BBC promo card signed on both sides | £51.24 | |
