Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Arnold Ridley" in English language version.
Register of Births: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896. Surname: Ridley. Given Name: William Arnold. District: Bath. Volume: 5c. Page: 543.
Register of Deaths: 1984. Surname: Ridley. Given Name: William Arnold. DoB: 07 Ja 1896. District: Hillingdon. Registered: 06.84. Volume: 13. Page: 0934.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Among those receiving such badges were Arnold Ridley, the actor who went on to play the decrepit Private Godfrey in Dad's Army in the 60s and 70s, who was badly wounded on the Somme in 1916. It must have been an irony for Ridley that in one episode of the TV show his character was accused of cowardice, only to have been shown to be a hero during the previous conflict. In reality, as a 20-year-old private, he had received shrapnel and bayonet wounds which disabled his arm and a fractured skull after being hit by a German rifle butt, ending his military service.