Autographs of Arnold Ridley
William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, earlier in his career known for writing the play The Ghost Train and later in life in the British television sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977) as the elderly bumbling Private Godfrey, as well as in spin-offs including the feature film version and the stage production. More about Arnold Ridley
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Ridley was a student teacher and had made his theatrical debut in Prunella at the Theatre Royal, Bristol when he volunteered for service with the British Army on the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. He was initially rejected because of a hammer toe. In December 1915, he enlisted as a private with the Somerset Light Infantry, British Army. He saw active service in the war, sustaining several wounds in close-quarter battle. His left hand was left virtually useless by wounds sustained on the Somme; his legs were riddled with shrapnel; he received a bayonet wound in the groin; and the legacy of a blow to the head from a German soldier's rifle butt left him prone to blackouts after the war. He was medically discharged from the army with the rank of lance corporal in May 1917. He received the Silver War Badge having been honourably discharged from the army due to wounds received in the war, and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service. Read even more about Arnold Ridley at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Arnold Ridley
The most expensive item with a signature of Arnold Ridley (Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey BBC Dads Army Signed letter Ultra Rare UACC) was sold in September 2022 for £495.00 while the cheapest item (Signed photograph of Arnold Ridley from television's Dad's Army sitcom) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £89.00 for an autographed item of Arnold Ridley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with £395.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was April 2024. In average, an autographed item from Arnold Ridley is worth £64.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Arnold Ridley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ARNOLD RIDLEY AND PHIL SILVERS ORIGINAL SIGNED PAGE .DADS ARMY. CARRY ON!! | £47.76 | |
| Arnold Ridley Private Godfrey BBC Dads Army Signed letter Ultra Rare UACC | £495.00 | |
| Arnold Ridley Signed | £45.00 | |
| Arnold Ridley vintage signed page AFTAL #145 | £32.00 | |
| Arnold Ridley vintage signed page AFTAL #145 | £132.00 | |
| Arnold Ridley vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £69.99 | |
| Arnold Ridley vintage signed page Dads Army AFTAL #145 | £62.00 | |
| Arnold Ridley vintage signed page Dads Army AFTAL #145 | £58.76 | |
| DAD'S ARMY ARNOLD RIDLEY GODFREY SIGNED PRE-PRINTED PHOTO | £4.99 | |
| DAD'S ARMY ARNOLD RIDLEY GODFREY SIGNED PRE-PRINTED PHOTO | £3.99 | |