"I always remember my disappointment the next morning when I found that my hand was still on because I thought, well, if I lost my hand I'm all right, I shall live, they can't send me out without a hand again. I was 20 then, it's not altogether a right thought for a young man to hope that he's been maimed for life."
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After suffering severe wounds at the Battle of the Somme
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Arnold Ridley
William Arnold Ridley (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor.
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