Autographs of Ted Briggs
Albert Edward Pryke Briggs MBE (1 March 1923 – 4 October 2008) was a British seaman and the last of the three survivors of the destruction of the battlecruiser HMS Hood. He remained in the Royal Navy after the Second World War and was later commissioned, serving a total of 35 years in the Royal Navy by the time of his retirement in 1973.
Born 1 March 1923 in Redcar, North Riding of Yorkshire, Briggs first saw Hood at anchor off the River Tees when he was 12, and volunteered to join the Royal Navy the following day. He was told he would have to wait until he was 15, so it was on 7 March 1938, one week after his 15th birthday, that he finally joined the navy.
Briggs was trained at HMS Ganges for 16 months. After his training he was delighted to be assigned to HMS Hood which he joined on 29 July 1939. He initially served as an officers' messenger.
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Current items with a signature of Ted Briggs
These are the most current items with a signature of Ted Briggs that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bismarck Cover SIGNED By HMS Hood Survivors Ted Briggs & Bob Tilburn. | £65.82 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Ted Briggs
The most expensive item with a signature of Ted Briggs (2003 HMS Hood Association signed Ted Briggs and two other survivors stamp cover) was sold in April 2025 for £159.42 while the cheapest item (R/ADMIRAL RODNEY STURDEE & LT TED BRIGGS SIGNED WW11 1939 RIVER PLATE BATTLE) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2024. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2013 with an average selling price of £13.75 for an autographed item of Ted Briggs. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with £159.42 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2024. In average, an autographed item from Ted Briggs is worth £19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ted Briggs were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2003 HMS Hood Association signed Ted Briggs and two other survivors stamp cover | £159.42 |  |
| Bismarck Cover SIGNED By Ted Briggs & Bob Tilburn. Survivors Of Sinking. | £65.78 | |
| FDC HMS HOOD signed by Ted Briggs last survivor | £29.42 | |
| HMS Hood Framed Print Signed By Survivor Ted Briggs | £102.90 | |
 | HMS Hood Survivors TED BRIGGS & BOB TILBURN Signed Sinking of the Bismarck Cover | £69.99 | |
 | HMS Hood Survivors TED BRIGGS & BOB TILBURN Signed Sinking of the Bismarck Cover | £82.94 | |
| HMS Hood The Final Moment signed by Survivor Ted Briggs | £21.50 | |
 | LIEUTENANT TED BRIGGS & L/SEAMAN BOB TILBURN SIGNED SINKING OF THE BISMARK COVER | £38.20 | |
| Royal Navy HMS Hood survivor Ted Briggs signed cover - 2003 The Station edition | £29.50 | |
| Royal Navy HMS Hood survivor Ted Briggs signed cover 2003 The Mayflower edition | £29.50 | |
| WW2 HMS HOOD SURVIVOR - TED BRIGGS - HAND SIGNED 2003 FDC - LIMITED ISSUE | £7.50 | |
| WW2 HMS HOOD SURVIVOR TED BRIGGS SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH HMS HOOD WITH COA | £29.41 | |
| WW2 Royal Navy HMS Hood survivor Ted Briggs signed cover - Definitive edition | £29.50 | |
| WW2 Royal Navy HMS Hood survivor Ted Briggs signed cover - UACC DEALER SIGNING | £35.50 | |
| WW2 Royal Navy HMS Hood survivor Ted Briggs signed cover - UACC DEALER SIGNING | £35.50 | |
