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As seen by the photo above this sorry
individual dresses himself up bemedalled with an
Infantry Combat Badge, a Unit citation and the
Australian Active Service Medal 1945 - 75, a General
Service Medal 1962 - 66, Vietnam Medal which appears to include an
MID, National Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal. WE wont
mention the ill fitting manner he wears Her Majesty's
uniform, as this might assist
other wannabes who try to impersonate a serviceperson,
but suffice to say, it would make any soldier cringe in
disgust would be mild to start with.
Somehow he managed to work his way into obtaining a
security pass and then was issued with an ADF ID card
and further ingratiated himself into an invite to a 90th
anniversary at the Sgt's Mess where he rubbed shoulders
with dignitaries, such as, the Chief of Air Force, Air
Vice Marshal Geoffrey Sheppard.
Bennett was eventually found out and
charged with impersonating a Commonwealth Public
Official and for making a false declaration. He pleaded
guilty to the charges and awaits sentencing. he told the
magistrate, after admitting to similar offences in the
1960's and 1970's, that he had volunteered for National
Service but was rejected as medically unfit.
Outside the court, Bennett told reporters, " I have not
hurt anyone, not stole anything, acted for money, or
planned anything sinister.
Wrong. Bennett
your are a convicted armed robber, you stole then under
arms and now you have stolen the
honour corps, rank and medals of genuine
veterans, when you played your dress up game, and in
doing so have offended the memory of every serviceman
who didn't make it home.
His dress and bearing whilst in uniform can only be
described as porcine. Not content with
depicting himself as being
an Infantry Warrant Officer, he is wearing medals that
could make him a veteran of Malaysia and Vietnam
with MID (Mentioned in Despatches)
clasp attached and has added to these a National
Medal and a set of wings to indicate he is a qualified
military parachutist.
Bennett laments, "ANZAC Day, won't be
good this year!!"
"If the Army had accepted me all those years ago, I
probably wouldn't have ended in the trouble I have, he
said". Peter Bennett, you never made the grade then and
didn't again. It was only by lax security you bluffed
your way in.
Your above statements indicate you have no remorse for
your actions.
Bennett is not a veteran and has never served in any
military force anywhere anytime and as such you will
live the rest of your life on this webpage.
Full reports are shown in the newspaper clippings below.
Veterans everywhere loathe lying
scoundrels of Peter Bennett's ilk, veteran and
serviceman are urged to keep watch for Peter Bennett and
report him to the Federal Police if he is seen in the
vicinity of a Defence establishment.
If you are a follower of ANZMI you may notice a trend
that wannabe's are getting bolder by the day, have a
look at some wannabe's on our cases pages;
http://anzmi.net/nicholsonm/nicholsonm.html
http://www.anzmi.net/castle/castle.html
The effort these wannabes have undertaken astounds
genuine veterans, not only have they dressed up but also
have once again managed to gain entry into so called
secure area's of the Australian Defence Force. Is this
further evidence that resources are not being directed
in securing offences under the Defence Act. As you will
note from the attached newspaper articles, Bennett was
not charged with two very appropriate offences under the
Defence Act 1903, each of which carry a penalty of
$3,300.00 fine and 6 months imprisonment. Those
offences are Section 80A, Falsely representing to be a
returned soldier, sailor or airman: and Section 80B,
Improper Use of Service Decoration. This moron is
guilty of both offences and could, quite properly, be
sentenced to a fine of $6, 600.00 and imprisonment for a
period of 12 months.
ANZMI extends a big thank you to all the
veterans, serving members and media personnel who
alerted us to the exposure of this
miscreant. Please keep us advised
of the end result once this fool has finished in the
courts.
ANZMI also find it ironic
that when the Defence Department are embarrassed by the
likes of Bennett's and Nicholson, they are charged and
front court, but when the general veteran population
catch out the wannabes and request they be charged the
only thing that happens is they appear on our pages.
If Bennett's and Nicholson can cause embarrassment and
concern for the Government then why wont they prosecute
those the veterans expose? After all we were
your servants, we did our job and now all we want is
this Service and our Honour protected from the likes of
those mentioned above. We invite you to
comment to us via this address.
governmentaction@anzmi.net We know you
read our pages on a regular basis.
19 May 2007
We gather that 80 hours of community
service is considered by the courts to be a sufficient
punishment for this fool. Its a pity that
the judge did not also apply the appropriate fine for
wearing service decorations and Military uniform as
well. We can only think that still we are not
in the public interest so an appropriate fine and
possible jail sentence is still out of the question.
One will not go on to even consider that this bloke made
it inside Defence, got an issued ID card and socialised
with our Defence heads. If he can do it then
could a terrorist with more sinister ideas do the same?
What is it going to take for the law makers/enforcers to
impose an appropriate punishment to stop these people?
It seems clear that "admiration and respect" for real
veterans was not a consideration of the courts when
handing out this punishment of 80 hours community
service.....or is that community service to be done in a
veteran's hospital so that Bennett's can see the effects
of real service on real veterans. We think
not.
This is published in the
public interest, particularly that of the Vietnam
Veteran Community. All information presented here is
fact and the truth. Reports from private citizens are
supported by statements of fact and statutory
declarations. |
BENNETT Peter
