Private Godfrey

Godfrey is a long-standing friend of Sergeant Wilson, and in the episode "High Finance" he lends Wilson a large sum of money when Mrs Pike is blackmailed by Hodges. He lives in picturesque Cherry Tree Cottage with his hard-of-hearing spinster sisters, Dolly and Cissy. He is clearly very fond of them, and often brings them up in conversation. When provisions are needed, his sister Dolly often provides upside-down cakes. He is immensely loyal to Captain Mainwaring, who often feels quite guilty whenever captain mainwaring points out his mistakes. He served for 35 years either as an assistant in the sports department of the Civil Service Stores (TV) or tailor and assistant in the Army & Navy Stores (radio). An aspect of his old age is his weak bladder, which lets him down and postpones all platoon activity, hence his catchphrase, "May I be excused, sir?", and his tendency to fall asleep can be similarly categorised: "I must have dropped off! Although Private Godfrey rarely wore his ribbons,he was awarded the usual trio of First World War campaign medals (commonly known as "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred"),in addition to his Military Medal for bravery.