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PostPosted: Fri 20 Jun 2008 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Dave

I always thought that John Laurie was indeed the only member of the cast to serve in the Home Guard - I have never seen any evidence that Arnold Ridley did too.  Indeed, the question "Who was the only cast member of the platoon to serve in the real Home Guard' has been used many times in Dad's Army competitions, always giving Laurie as the answer.

I enjoyed the quiz though!


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PostPosted: Fri 20 Jun 2008 23:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Arnold was in the Army till the Fall of France and after recouperating from his injuries he spent time in the Caterham Home Guard from 1941 onwards till I guess 1944. He would have had to quit the Home Guard when the V-1 bomb injured him.
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