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Australian and New Zealand Military Imposters Exposed:
IF YOU TELL THE TRUTH - IT BECOMES PART
OF YOUR PAST.
IF
YOU TELL A LIE - IT BECOMES PART OF YOUR FUTURE
 PRESS RELEASE
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19 Apr 2007 |
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
Media Mail List
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CORRECT WEARING OF SERVICE MEDALS ENCOURAGED
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence,
Bruce Billson, today
warned people against posing as war veterans on
Anzac Day, indicating
that such behaviour was disrespectful to
Veterans and Service personnel
and punishable by law.
Read the full release
here |
UPDATES
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All the latest updates on existing
cases are here.
Click on the links to go to the updates.
Thomas 4th Feb 2011
here
Nally 4th Feb 2011
here
Simonsen 20th Jun 2012
here
Selwood 25th Jun 2012
here
Morse 9th Jul 2012
here
Moselen 6th Aug 2012
here
Gwilliam 6th Aug 2012
here
and again 28th Mar 2013
Patterson 12th Sep 2012
here
And again 6th Oct 2012
Hardy 16th Sep 2012
here
Gatt 16th Sep 2012
here
Quick 23rd Sep 2012
here
Bolam / McAuley 6th Oct 2012
here
Eather / Evans 14th Oct 2012
here
Ferguson 25th Nov 2012
here
Shakespeare 25th Nov 2012
here
Ferrie 4th Dec 2012
here
Copeland 4th Dec 2012
here
And again 9thJan 2013 and again 3rd
Mar 2013
And again 30th Apr 2013 and again 10th
May 2013
Laing
9thJan 2013 here
Bergin 28th Mar 2013
here
Smith Lance 11th May 2013
here
and again 7th Jun 2013 |
LOVERIDGE Allan J
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15th Jun 2013 |
Allen J Loveridge
– aka “The Pathetic Parasite” is a Wannabe, Liar, Fraud, Conman,
Cheat, Sponger and Loverat.
Read more
here |
Burgess John
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7th Jun 2013 |
Squadron Leader John
Burgess ED "KM" - ex Service Organization President.
Squadron Leader John Burgess ED, is the President of South East
Queensland Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Veterans
Association (APPVA) and the Bray Park – Strathpine Returned
Services League (RSL), Sub Branch
Read more
.here |
TURNER Micheal John
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18th May 2013 |
Michael John TURNER, AKA Mick “Pugs”
Turner of Adelaide, South Australia posing as an
ex-serviceman from the 1st Commando Regiment.
Read more
here |
DONOHUE Neville McBride
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10th May 2013 |
“Major
General” Neville McBryde Donohue
– Major General and Collingwood Supporter
Every
now and then an incredibly stupid wannabe will bob his
head up and be spotted by genuine Veterans.
Read more
here
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SMITH Lance Mailer
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4th May 2013 |
Lance
Mailer Smith aka Lance Anthony Smith - “A man lower
than a snakes belly”
Smith
is the President of the Glenroy, Melbourne, Returned
and Services League (RSL). He
has been a “Returned Veteran” member at Glenroy RSL
since 1972
11th May 2013
7th Jun 2013 Read more
here |
BOREHAM Rick
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4th May 2013 |
Rick Boreham - The gentleman wannabe.
Rick
Boreham is a wannabe who decided to add a bit of
“excitement” to his military history. He is however a
gentleman wannabe, who when confronted fell on his sword
by confessing his malfeasance.
Read more
here |
FITZGERALD Mark James
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9th Apr 2013 |
Mark James FitzGerald is one of the new breed of liars
cheats and wannabes. He claims to be an Operation hardened,
Infantry Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) who served Somalia
and East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Solomon Islands.
Read more
here |
BEERIE Jimmy
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9th Apr 2013 |
Jimmy Beerie, aka James (Jimmy) Maxwell Tatham,
aka James Leggo, aka Len Gallagher.
This man
currently lives in Lismore, New South Wales, he uses the
name Jimmy Beerie
Read more
here |
HALL Thomas Eyre
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28th Mar 2013 |
Thomas Eyre HALL, born 07 October 1933 of Hornsby New South
Wales, he did a short visit of 15 days to Vietnam as a Citizen
Military Force (CMF) officer.
Read more
here
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McMURTRIE Darcy James
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30th Jan 2013 |
Darcy
James McMurtrie almost served in Vietnam as a Guard
at the Australian Embassy in Saigon.
Read more
here |
MAGANN Barry
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30th Jan 2013 |
Barry “Raven”
Magann – “Jet Jockey” of Ashmore, Queensland.
Read more
here |
COPELAND Paul Arthur
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9th Jan 2013 |
Paul Arthur COPELAND served 20 years with the Australian
Regular Army in the Corps of Signals and served in
Cambodia on a Peace Keeping mission as well as an observer
in the SINAI.
9th Jan 2013
3rd Mar 2013
30th Apr 2013
Read more
here |
AMIET Charles Albert
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9th Jan 2013 |
Amiet
is an ex RAAF Serviceman who spent his short stint
of service in Australia, however he now tells of his
RAAF “service” in Vietnam and also as a member of
the elite Special Air Services Regiment (SASR)
Read more
here |
GRAY Eric Stephen
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9th Jan 2013 |
Eric Stephen Gray - Wyong
RSL
Eric Stephen Gray, formally of Wyong RSL Sub Branch
has been posing as a Vietnam Veteran for a number of
years. He has walked the walk and talked the talk.
He convinced all those around him that he had been a
Sergeant in 8 Field Ambulance, Australian Army, in
Vietnam for a year in 1967 to 1968.
Read more
here
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JONES Clinton
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9th Jan 2013 |
Clinton Jones of
Kallangur, Queensland is featured on an Ex Service Organization
(ESO) web site as “Welfare & DVA Claims Officer in Training”
Read more
here |
CHAPMAN Ian Edward
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9th Jan 2013
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Ian Edward Chapman – Formerly of
Cairns, Far North Queensland, now believed to reside in
South Australia.
Ian Chapman is a classic wannabe, who on occasion wears
a swag of medals and an Infantry Combat Badge (ICB).
Read more
here |
BERGIN David
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4th Dec 2012 |
David BERGIN claims to have served in a US Navy Special Forces
group named Sea Air and Land (SEALs), but in fact he is all
blubber and no SEAL.
Read more
here |
TOWNSEND Shane William
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25th
Nov 2012 |
Shane
William Townsend - “Lieutenant Colonel, DCM”
A
psychopathic liar has no conscience, no feelings of guilt or
remorse, and he cares not a fig for the well
being of friends or family members he betrays
Read more here
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LAING Raymond John
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25th Nov 2012 |
Raymond John Laing - Tattooed Special Air Service
Trooper and Special Car Salesman.
9th Jan 2013
Read more
here |
FERRIE Brian Stanley
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4th Nov 2012 |
8073946 Lieutenant Commander Brian Stanley Ferrie is
a Commissioned Officer in the Royal Australian Navy.
He was born on the 23 June, 1953 and enlisted
in the Navy on the 24 April, 1985.
Lieutenant Commander Brian Stanley Ferrie is a
fraud, a liar and a wannabe.
Read
more
here
4th Dec 2012 |
HOLT Michael Shayne
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4th Nov 2012 |
Michael
Shayne Holt, date of birth 23 Jun, 1965 of Loch Sport
Victoria has come unstuck telling lies about his army
service
Read more
here |
HINES John and George
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8th Jul 2012 |
The Hines Twins - John (Jack) Anthony
Hines and George Edward Hines, aka George Edward Carr –
Warning viewing the photographs in this exposure may
cause nausea. Read more
here
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 Eather, Owen Michael aka Evans
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14th Oct
2012 Known once as Owen Michael Evans, Eather earned his
commission in the Australian Regular Army at OCS (Officer Cadet
School) Portsea. One illustration when an officer is not a gentleman
more |
ARMSTRONG Gordon William
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6th Oct 2012 |
Gordon William ARMSTRONG is the Secretary of the Currumbin
Returned Services League on the Gold Coast and is another
example of an Executive of an RSL Branch not setting an
example in regard to the wearing of tin medals.
Read more
here |
GRAHAM Paul Donald
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22nd Sep 2012 |
Paul Donald GRAHAM date of birth 24 November 1941 of Humpty
Doo, Northern Territory is self employed as a firearms and
security trainer and has made false claims about his
military service. Read more
here
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FERGUSON Edward Francis
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22nd Sep 2012 |
Edward
Francis Ferguson - President Whyalla SA Returned Services League
Edward Francis Ferguson was elected President of the
Whyalla Returned and Services League (RSL) with a
blaze of publicity and much pomp and ceremony in
March 2012. Read more
here
25th
Nov 2012 |
CAVANOUGH Kevin
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20th Sep 2012 |
Kevin Cavanough -
Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) wannabe
Kevin Cavanough runs a Quarter Horse Stud near Childers,
Queensland, and claims to have served with the elite Special Air
Service Regiment (SASR) in Somalia in the early 1990s. Read more
here |
STANNARD David John
16th Sep 2012 |
David John STANNARD of Howick, Auckland New Zealand is the
Commodore Surgeon of the Phantom Navy. Read more
here
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TANAKA Cody
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15th Sep 2012 |
Cody TANAKA, Alias BRYDEN, 36 years old of NARRE WARREN SOUTH,
Victoria was caught out impersonating an army officer when he
attended at the Narre Warren Police Station. Read more
here |
MITCHELL Robert
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Royal Navy Commando
6th Aug 2012 |
Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell, a former British Royal Navy
Commando is the Secretary of the Dartmouth, United
Kingdom Branch, of the Royal Naval Association and
he is a liar and a wannabe who wears false medals.
Read more
here
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SKELTON Kenneth John
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6th Aug 2012 |
Kenneth John
Skelton was the President of the Grenfell NSW Returned Services
League for eighteen years.
Read more
here |
DEMPSEY Laurence Francis
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6th Aug 2012 |
Laurence Francis Dempsey of Edwardstown, South
Australia
Age does not weary them. Whenever we knock one down
two more appear.
We need a current photo of Dempsey,
can anyone assist?
Read more
here |
STEYN Doug
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9th Jul 2012 |
Doug Steyn of Sydney has been “outed” as a Rhodesian Special
Air Services fake by the Rhodesian Services Association in
their Newsletter. Read more
here |
MILFULL Terrance John
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9th July 2012 |
Terrence John Milfull. Whilst serving in Vietnam, Milfull
held the rank of Craftsman which is what Private soldiers
are called in the Corps of Royal Australian Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). Read more
here |
BATEMAN Geoff
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9th Jul 2012 |
Geoff Bateman of Invercargill, New Zealand lied about his
military history and gets his comeuppance from irate local
Veterans. Read More
here |
Le'RAYE Ian Francis
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9th Jul 2012 |
In 1966 Ian Francis Dean Le`Raye of Parafields Gardens
in South Australia spent 45 hours and 35 minutes in Vung
Tau Harbour in Vietnam and now disgusts Veterans with
his lies about his Vietnam Service and the role he
alleges HMAS Vampire had in that war. Read more
here |
Gatt Vincent
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9th Jul 2012 |
Vincent GATT from Victoria
is listed as President of the Royal Victoria Regiment
Association Committee for 2011-2012 and has been passing himself
off as an Army Reserve Commando. Read more
here
16th
Sep 2012 |
COOPER Barry Arnold
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9th Jul 2012 |
5/17609 Barry Arnold COOPER, date of birth 21 June, 1940
of Woodlands Western Australia completed National
Service in 1958-59 and joined the Citizen Military
Forces (CMF) till 1960. Read more
here |
BLAIR Kerry Roy
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7th Jul 2012 |
Kerry Roy BLAIR believed to
reside in Tasmania served in the Australian Army with the
Australian Army Catering Corps (AACC) and did one tour of South
Vietnam.
Read more
here |
MEYERS Graeme Kenneth
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7th Jul 2012 |
Graeme Kenneth MEYERS, date of birth 03/08/1951 of Albany
R96070, served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and did one
trip to Vung Tau, South Vietnam on the troop ship HMAS Sydney.
Read more
here |
MIDDLETON Raymond N
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5th Jul 2012 |
Raymond N
MIDDLETON believed to reside in the Coomera area Queensland
and visits the Southport RSL. 42743 Gunner Middleton
served with 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Army in South
Vietnam. Read more
here |
BOESE Sydney Keith
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5th Jul 2012 |
Sydney Keith BOESE date of birth 3 July, 1938 of
Worongary, Queensland, claims to have served in
Malaya and Borneo with the New Zealand Army, service
number 775278. To see why he appears on our site,
see
here
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PRESGRAVE Barry
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25th Jun 2012 |
Barry
Presgrave - Vice President of the South Australian National
Servicemen’s Association.
Read more
here |
NEWLYN Phillip Eric
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25th Jun 2012 |
Phillip Eric Newlyn of Nowra New South Wales. The case
of the gallant Navy Psychologist.
Read more
here |
REID Bruce
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25th Jun 2012 |
Bruce Reid - Rooster to feather duster in one fell
swoop Read more
here |
SORENSEN Carl Jon
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23rd Jun 2012 |
Carl Jon SORENSEN DOB 29/01/1947 R63437 joined as a cook and
changed jobs to a Writer (Clerk) in the Royal Australian Navy
from 2 May 1964 to 1 May 1973.
Read more
here |
McLEAN Wayne N
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23rd Jun 2012 |
Wayne N
McLean of Delacombe near Ballarat Victoria
Read more
here
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O'KEEFE Matthew Paul
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23rd Jun 2012 |
Matthew Paul
O’Keefe born 1968 – False “Cambodia Veteran”
Read more
here |
OWENS Jason
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23rd Jun 2012 |
Jason Owen according to his LinkedIn page, is
all things to all people, a man of great
experience, skill and knowledge, his experiences
includes a harrowing
twelve years Military service where he served in
various Special Forces, and Intelligence roles
in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the South
Pacific.
Read more
here |
RUMBLE Robert S
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19th Jun 2012 |
Robert
S Rumble of Takanini, Auckland New Zealand claims to have
been almost skewered by a hot metal rod that sliced a very
neat round hole in his ceiling and scorched through his bed
clothes millimeters from his head after smashing roof tiles.
Read more
here |
MOSELEN Don
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17th Jun 2012 |
Don Moselen
President of Otaki New Zealand (NZ) Returned Services
Association (RSA) was described as a “slight bespectacled man
whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive
ego”.
6th Aug 2012 Read more
here |
HARDY Alistair Ross
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17th Jun 2012 |
Alistair Ross
Hardy is an Ex Service Organisation (ESO) State President, who
tells tales of dangerous and secret sorties “Up River” in
Borneo/Malayia with a British Special Air Service Regiment
(SASR) Corporal during his Royal Australian Navy Service, and to
prove it, he wears an Army Combat Badge (ACB).
Read more
here
16th Sep 2012 |
KASPERSKI Andrew Jan
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17th Jun 2012 |
Andrew Jan
Kasperski aka H.S.H. Prince Andrzej Jan Piotr Xavier
Kasperski-Łabędź SQT GCEG RCST CStS-JC J.P. Count of the Holy
Roman Empire Read more
here |
KEMP Micheal Cunningham
29th May 2011
|
Michael Cunningham KEMP, who runs a pub called the Captains
Cellar in St Lucia, West Indies, made the mistake of bragging
about his alleged military service both in the British 22 SAS
and the Australian SAS to a tourist. A very bad mistake most
wannabes make.
Read more
here |
GARLICK Peter Paul Andrew
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4th Jun 2011 |
Peter Paul Andrew GARLICK 48 years old of Perth Western
Australia had been visiting his sick elderly mother in New South
Wales and on a flight from Sydney back to Perth to join his
partner. He threatened to blow up the plane and claimed he was
an ex Special Air Service Officer.
Read more
here |
SIMONSEN Mark Jeffrey
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4th Jun 2011 |
Mark Jeffrey SIMONSEN, about 54 years old, believed to reside in
a suburb of Perth WA, claimed he was an officer with the Corps
of Signals. That was never the case.
Read more
here |
GIBBONS Ken
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20th Jun 2011 |
In Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun on 20 March 2011 the
following photo appeared of Ken GIBBONS - Past Pres of the
Croydon RSL - current Senior Vice President.
Read more
here |
LECHER Geoffrey Russell
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29th Jun 2011 |
Geoffrey Russell Lecher, Narooma Medal Cheat
Read more
here |
SELWOOD Phillip Stanley
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29th Jun 2011 |
Phillip Stanley Selwood.
A
pretend Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Vietnam Veteran
who was caught being a pretend State Policeman.
Read
more
here
25th Jun 2012 |
RAVELJE Peter
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29th Jun 2011 |
Peter
Ravelje wears five medals, he is entitled to four, he is a
medals cheat.
Read more
here |
CRANE Rex
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23rd Dec 2010 |
Rex Crane, liar, fraud, wannabe and
criminal
Rex Crane has received a lot of media attention over
the past year; yesterday he was sentenced to prison,
however, yesterday’s news is soon forgotten.
Read more
here
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JESSEP Shawn Douglas Myers aka "Jess"
4th Feb 2011 |
Shawn Douglas Myers Jessep aka “Jess” Jessep
Jessep is a wannabe of the First Gulf War,
(Operation Desert Storm) which was waged between 2
August1990 and 28 Feb 1991.
Read more
here |
McLARNON Robert Richard
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4th Feb 2011 |
Robert Richard McLARNON,
born 28 June 1957 at Belfast, County Antrim, of the
Hervey Bay area Queensland, a man of adventure,
excitement, fought in many areas with different
civil and military units all over the world and
killed 400 people whilst attached to 22 SAS UK. Read
more
here |
BUCHTMANN John William
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25th Jan 2011 |
John William BUCHTMANN
DOB 6 December 1945 of
Penrith New South Wales enlisted in the Citizen
Military Forces (CMF) in 1965, and who like his twin
brother Gerard like to wear a lot of medals which
means nothing other than to impress people who know
nothing about medals. Read more
here |
BUCHTMANN Gerard Francis
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25th Jan 2011 |
Gerard Francis BUCHTMANN, QGM, JP,
DOB 6 December
1945 of Penrith New South Wales enlisted in the
Citizen Military Forces (CMF) in 1963, and who like
his twin brother John like to wear a lot of medals
which means nothing other than to impress people who
know nothing about medals. Read more
here |
GWILLIAM Dallas
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10th Jan 2011 |
Dallas Gwilliam aka Dallas Waddari
Gwilliam aka Wadari Wirijanara
“Lieutenant” Dallas Gwilliam is evil. He has
caused ruin, and harm to undeserving people.
He
is skilled at deception, and a liar. Much of his
evil “doings” are based around his false claim to be
a Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) Veteran and
“on call” for further missions. Read more
here
6th Aug 2012
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MURDOCH John
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9th Jan 2011 |
John Murdoch ex National Serviceman of
Bundaberg Queensland
Here is a photograph of John Murdoch of the
Bundaberg Branch of the National Servicemen’s
Association of Australia, Queensland Inc.
Notice he is wearing Clasps on his Anniversary
of National Service Medal. Read more
here
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GOSS Roger David
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9th Jan 2011 |
Roger David Goss aka “Rod” Goss
Roger “Rod” David Goss is an Australian who has
resided in the Otaki region of New Zealand (NZ) for
the past ten years. Since arriving in NZ he has
created the false persona of a pain racked wounded
Vietnam Veteran. Read more
here
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Handley Christopher
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9th Jan 2011 |
This is our first Cadet and our first wannabe of
Royal Blood (according to him) but not the first
Frontiersman to feel our wrath. Christopher Handley
was a Cadet Under Officer with 31 Army Cadet Unit at
Ringwood in Victoria. Read more
here
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Tilley Dale Ian
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9th Jan 2011
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Dale Ian Tilley
Dale Ian Tilley was born in Tasmania on 12 April
1970 and currently resides in Canberra. According
to Tilley, he has a distinguished military history
included: Read more
here
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INWOOD Murray Charles
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7th Jan 2011 |
4751 Murray Charles INWOOD,
born 9 October 1931 of Cowes Victoria served in the Army from 27
July 1950 to 26 July 1956. He served in Japan with the British
Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) from 19 July 1951 to 10
December 1951 when he was transferred to Brit Com Base Sig
Regiment till the 10 February 1952.Read more
here |
CORBY Donald Ralph
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12th Dec 2010 |
Donald Ralph CORBY....Z Force Special Reconnaissance
Unit....???
N5828/NX102939 Donald Ralph CORBY of Cootamundra served in a
number of units during World War 2 in Australia before going to
Borneo for a short period in 1945. He should have been proud to
have served his country and left it at that. But Corby made a
fatal mistake when he spoke to the Cootamundra Herald on Friday
2 May 2008. Read more
here |
FRUEND Ian Keith
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12th Dec 2010 |
Ian Keith Fruend - Vietnam Campaign Medal (VCM)
cheat.
Fruend is a medal cheat because he is wearing a VCM
that he did not earn.
Read more
here
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ELLIS Graham Howard
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12th Dec 2010 |
Graham Howard
ELLIS.....US Special Forces????
1/724306 Graham
Howard ELLIS, DOB 31/08/1938 of Moor Park, Queensland served as
a National Serviceman with the 9th Infantry Battalion
from the 8th January 1957 to the 28th July
1959.There would not have been a problem till he turned up on
Vietnam Veterans day on the 18th August 2010 at
Bundaberg, Queensland wearing the Green Beret of the US Special
Forces with the flash of the 5th Group and foreign
medals as seen in the photo. Read more
here |
VANGO Joseph John
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12th Dec 2010 |
Joseph John Vango "DCM, MM BS"
The
United Kingdom (UK) website -
http://www.arrse.co.uk/content
- ARmy Rumour Service (ARRSE)
is an
erudite and very successful UK medium for those with
connections to the British Services.
They
often expose “Walts” on their site. “Walts” is an
abbreviation for “Walter Mitteys”. Recently for his sins
Joseph John Vango a “Pom” who served with 3rd
Battalion Royal Australian Regiment in Korea was
featured as a “Walt on their web site. Read more
here
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MEAD Leslie W
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12th Dec 2010 |
Leslie W Mead of Sussex
Inlet in New South Wales
For many years Mead has pretended to be a Vietnam
Veteran, worn the medals, talked the talk and walked
the walk at both the Padstow NSW and Sussex Inlet
NSW Returned Services League (RSL) Clubs and Sub
Branches. He was a full member at Padstow and an
affiliate member at Sussex Inlet. Mead is now
hereby named and shamed as a liar, a cheat and a
wannabe. Read more
here
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DUNN Gordon "Charlie"
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6th Dec 2010 |
Gordon "Charlie" Dunn – The case of the "Rambo
Ambo".
Gordon Dunn, also known as "Charlie" Dunn is a
paramedic in the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) who
works in the far north of the State. Prior to
joining the QAS he was a Royal Australian Army
Medical Corps (RAAMC) Sergeant in the Australian
Regular Army (ARA). Read more
here
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BENNETT Raymond Walter
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6th Dec 2010 |
BENNETT R W
Long Tan Veteran....Not
a Gunner morphed into a Grunt.
Read more
here |
BOYE Carl William
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6th Dec 2010 |
Carl William Boye` - Vietnam Campaign Medal
cheat
Boye` served in Vietnam from 29th April
1971 to 1st June 1971. He is Queensland
State Secretary and Public Officer for the Vietnam
Veterans Association (VVAA) and Cadet Liaison
Officer for his VVAA Sub Branch of Brisbane North.
Read more
here
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PELCZAR Otto
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26th Sep 2010 |
Commander Otto Pelczar, Royal
Australian Navy Reserve, Retired
Otto Pelczar’s photograph was featured on a
Government Veteran’s website, he was being displayed
as an example of an Australian Veteran. Read more
here
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MITCHELL Paul Gregory
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26th Sep 2010 |
Paul Gregory Mitchell - a Kiwi
who "Fought in North Vietnam"
There was something “Fishy” about Paul Gregory
Mitchell of the picturesque seaside town of Loch
Sport in Gippsland Victoria. Read more
here
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SNOW Ronald Charles
15th Sep 2010 |
Ronald Charles Snow MM
If you want to know how to ruin a reputation and a personal
military history, in one fell swoop just ask ex Warrant Officer
Second Class Ronald Charles Snow, Military Medal (MM) of the
Sunshine Coast area of Queensland. Snow formerly of the Royal
Australian Engineers now audaciously portrays himself as “Major
Ron” Snow MM retired. Read more
here |
COOK Darryl John
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15th Sep 2010 |
Darryl John Cook -
Burrill Lake, New South Wales
Daryll John Cook a Journalist of Burrill Lake,
New South Wales (NSW) has been making a fool of
himself around his patch for a lot of years
Read more
here
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OSTROMECKI Vlademar Gordon
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15th Sep 2010 |
Vlademar Gordon Ostromecki
Vlademar Gordon Ostromecki now of Trentham, Victoria
was born in Ouse, Tasmania on the 27th
August 1952. He is an ex Serviceman, who helps with
Commemorative celebrations on ANZAC Day in
Trentham. Read more
here
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McINNESS Peter
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5th Sep 2010 |
Archbishop Dr. Peter McInnes: C.J., O.S.B.
Primate Hon. D.D., Hon. D.C.L., B. Th., Dip.
Bus. (Admin & H.R.), Dip. Sport (Coach.), Dip T.
& A.S., N.C.A.S., J.P. (Qual.)
ANZMI has the objective of exposing frauds, liars,
cheats and wannabes in the Veteran community, the
job is done without fear of favour and irrespective
of position in society of the wannabe.
Read more
here
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GIBSON Ian aka HENDERER Ian Leslie
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5th Sep 2010 |
Ian Gibson AKA Ian Leslie Henderer of Western Australia served
as a National Serviceman from 1 May 1968 to 1 May 1971. He had
extended his National Service for one year but did not serve
overseas on active service. So why is he on the web site. Read
more
here |
BURCHELL Jeremy Charles
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30th Aug 2010 |
Jeremy Charles Burchell – The British dud.
Jeremy Charles Burchell born 21 Nov 1952 at
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England is a fraud and a
Wannabe in Australia, and most likely the same in
the United Kingdom where he resides.
Read more
here |
DUDLEY Brian
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161 Fd Bty
RNZA
30th Aug 2010
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“Sir” Brian Dudley the dud Knight of the realm
Lance Bombardier Brian D Dudley served in Vietnam
with the New Zealand 161 Fd Bty. Brian D Dudley is
now “Sir” Brian D Dudley MIDI and is a pathetic
wannabe who has been jousting with the truth for a
long time.
Read more
here |
MASTERS Ronald William
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30th Aug 2010 |
Ronald William Masters of Kingaroy
Ron Masters of Kingaroy blames the RSL for his
wearing of medals he is not entitled to wear.
Read more
here
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SCHAFER Robert Neville
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30th Aug 2010 |
Robert Neville Schafer - Phantom of the Jungle??
Robert Schafer served as a Driver with an Infantry
Battalion in Vietnam from 28th Dec 1967
to 6th Aug 1968.
Read more
here
|
GRAY Micheal previously GUTHKELCH Micheal
|
9th Jul 2010 |
Michael Gray of Perth - Previously known as Michael
Guthkelch
Michael Gray served in the Australian Regular Army
under his birth name, George Michael Guthkelch.
Read more
here
|
GILCHRIST Robert Steven
|
9th Jul 2010 |
Robert Steven Gilchrist – Christchurch New
Zealand
We
thought there were no snakes in New Zealand (NZ)
however we have discovered one very big wannabe
serpent lurking around the land of the long white
cloud. Read more
here
|
DWYER Christopher John
|
8th Jul 2010 |
Christopher John Dwyer – The liar.
Where do you begin when you are confronted with a
thief a liar a fraud and a wannabe? Christopher John
Dwyer of Cairns, Far North Queensland is just such a
man. After a long run of luck Dwyer is now being
brought to Veteran justice. Read more
here
10th Jul 2010 |
PEDRANA Michael
|
1st Jun 2010 |
Michael Pedrana
Michael Pedrana of Hoppers Crossing, Victoria is a
younger generation soldier who has chosen to wear a
medal and a clasp that he is not entitled to wear
together with his earned medals.
Read more
here |
PURCELL Conor David
|
1st Jun 2010 |
Conor David Purcell
– Part 1
Interfering in foreign riots is a
game for fools. Irish born Conor David Purcell who
is said to be an Australian citizen appears to
relish the role of fool.
Read more
here
|
WRIGHT Dennis A
|
1st Jun 2010 |
Dennis A Wright - Maryborough Victoria
Dennis A Wright of Maryborough Victoria is a
military wannabe and Doomsday Soothsayer who can
foretell the future by being able to interpret
the words of Nostradamus and he is preparing for
the end of the world in the year 2012.
Read more
here
|
CADDY Graeme
|
1st Jun 2010 |
Graeme Caddy of Mandurah Western Australia
If
you want to pretend to have served with, or been
part of Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
Operations, Perth is not a good environment to
conduct your wannabe activities.
Read more
here
|
SPARK Rodney
|
1st Jun 2010 |
Rodney Spark Fraudster Medic
In May 2009 Rodney SPARK
made contact with a Victorian RSL Pensions Office
seeking help to obtain, in his own words - a "Gold
Card"
We do not have a current photograph
of Rodney Spark, if any of our readers can supply
one it would be appreciated.
Read more
here |
THOMAS Carleton David
|
23rd May 2010 |
Carleton David Thomas
A125356 Aircraftman Carleton David THOMAS DOB 22/07/1958 of
Rochdale South, Queensland enlisted in the RAAF on the 13th
April 1977 and was discharged at his own request on the 24th
February 1978 as he was incompatible with service life. Read
more here
13th
Jul 2010
4th Feb 2011
|
FLEMING David John
|
23rd May 2010 |
David John Fleming
Fleming is an open and shut case of flagrant
exaggeration. Fleming served as a National
Serviceman in the Australian Army from January 1969
to August 1971, then again from April 1980 until
June 1985.
Read more
here |
BLANC Alfred
|
23rd May 2010 |
Alfred [Fred] Blanc.
Alfred (Fred) Blanc
born on 2 March 1938 in Switzerland and now of
Finch Hatton, Queensland arrived in Australia
sometime during the late 1950s or early1960s
aboard passenger ship ORANJE under General
Assisted Passage Scheme. On arrival he worked as
a Cook on the Snowy Mountain Scheme
Read more
here |
BOXSHALL Geoffrey Ronald
|
23rd May 2010 |
Geoffrey Ronald Boxshall is a wannabe and a liar
from Maffra Victoria. He fits into the category
of wannabes who claim to be Vietnam Veterans to
“con” sympathy and benefits from the ones they
are supposed to love. Other examples of this
behaviour is shown in the Stoove, Montague
Elliott, Montgomery and Bennetts exposures.
Read more
here
|
WALLIS Harold Gilbert
|
22nd May 2010 |
Harold Gilbert Wallis
R29418 DOB 21/05/1928 of Sussex Inlet NSW
served 22 years with the Royal Australian Navy as a cook on RAN
Ships and Shore Bases.
Read more
here |
DOBSON Robert George [Now Deceased]
|
9th May 2010 |
Robert George DOBSON
DOB 05/09/1945 of Exmouth was a National
Serviceman who did a tour of Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 with 86
Transport Platoon, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC)
One would think he would be have been happy with his National
Service in a support role, but he wasn’t.
Read more here |
COOPER Mike
|
1st May 2010 |
Vietnam 'impostor' admits medal scam
A 64-year-old
Redcliffe man has confessed to spending years falsely posing
as a Vietnam War veteran.
In an exclusive interview
with _The West Australian _yesterday, former Belmont
Returned and Services League vice-president Mike Cooper
admitted he was "living a lie" when he told other veterans
he had served in the Vietnam War. Read more
here
|
SINCLAIR Colin
|
22nd Apr 2010 |
A BLACK Saturday hero has been exposed as a
fraud who for more than 20 years duped his
community and family into believing he was a
Vietnam vet.
Colin Sinclair
will be noticeably absent from Sunday's Anzac dawn
service in Walhalla, the historic gold-mining town
two hours' drive east of Melbourne.
For more than 20
years, he has been the driving force behind the
sombre ceremony, shedding tears for those he said he
fought alongside.
Read more
here |
NALLY Christopher John
|
22nd Apr 2010 |
NALLY Christopher John
Christopher John NALLY of Heathridge Western
Australia who served in the Australian Regular Army
and Army Reserve from 1975 to 1991.During his time
in the regular army he served with the Royal
Australian Armoured Corps and the Australian Special
Air Service. He was a fully qualified SAS operator
for a number of years up to the time he discharged
from the regular army and went back to the army
reserve. Read more
here
4th Feb 2011 |
McAULEY William John Watson
|
8th Apr 2010 |
William John Watson McAuley
William John Watson McAuley, was a commissioned
officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 13th
January 1976 until the 17th September 1976. Prior
to that, he served part time, from April until
October 1970 with the Army in the Citizens Military
Forces. Read more
here
13th May 2010
|
PRIEST Dominic Charles
|
4th Apr 2010 |
Dominic Charles Priest born New Zealand 25 Oct 1964
and served in the Australian Defence Force from 2003
to 2009 when he was discharged for medical reasons.
For his service he was awarded the Australian
Defence Medal, which is more or less awarded to
everyone who completes their service commitment.
Have a look at the photographs of Priest and you
will see eight other medals and accoutrements
indicative of a very auspicious Military career.
Read more
here
13th
May 2010
|
RONAY Jimmy
|
2 Mar 2010 |
Jimmy
Ronay –Submariner - Special Air Service operative and hedge
clipper
Jimmy Ronay is that smiling almost invisible man that you may
see toiling away at the Glandore Community Centre in the City of
Marion in the Adelaide region. But beware, according to Jimmy
there lurks the hidden past of a mighty warrior. Read more
here |
TISDELL Gordon
|
28 Feb 2010 |
Gordon Tisdell
Gordon Tisdell
becomes famous every military commemorative day
when he dresses up like a veteran and struts his
stuff to the media around the Sydney Cenotaph.
His photo has gone around the world and given
him more than his fifteen minutes of fame. On
Remembrance Day 11th November 2009,
the photo and the caption shown below went
around the world. Read
more
here |
CHAPMAN Trevor
|
4 Feb 2010 |
Trevor Chapman – RSL President
There are lots of RSL Presidents and senior
executives who wear bogus “Tin” medals as if they
were campaign medals. The South Australian Returned
and Services League (RSL) have issued a policy
regarding Tin Medals and we are reliably advised
that the RSL is aware that the President of the
Marion RSL Sub Branch, in South Australia, Trevor
Chapman, wears self purchased Tin medals.
Read more
here
|
HUTCHINSON Ian Trevor
|
4 Feb 2010 |
Ian Trevor Hutchinson
The Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) is an elite
unit in the Australian Defence Force. Wannabes in
droves claim affiliation with this famous unit, most
of them have never been anywhere near the home of
SASR at Campbell Barracks Swanbourne in Western
Australia. Read more
here
4 Jul 2010
|
MEALEY John Alexander
|
4 Feb 2010 |
John Alexander MEALEY
DOB
28/06/1949, of Bunbury, 5717049 was a National
Serviceman who was officially posted to the SAS
Regiment on the 1st August 1970 as an ECN T109
Driver till his discharge on completing his 2 years
of service. Read why he appears on this page
here |
ANDREWS William James
|
4 Feb 2010 |
William James
Andrews
William James Andrews of Lakelands in the
Warners Bay region of NSW is a cool customer who
is not at all averse to fooling his friends into
believing that he served two tours of Vietnam
with the 5th Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment (5RAR) during the Vietnam
War. Like most wannabes he also has a
propensity to add some disgusting frills to his
service. Read more
here
10 Apr 2010
|
FENTON
Trevor John
|
4 Feb 2010 |
Trevor John
Fenton - RSL President Bundanoon NSW
Trevor John Fenton, President of the Bundanoon NSW
Returned Services League (RSL) is another RSL
executive who wears “dodgy” medals. Of the ten in
his rack there are two self purchased “tin’ medals
and two Vietnam Medals that he is not entitled to.
He served for twelve years with the Royal Australian
Navy on numerous ships and shore bases. Read more
here
|
HERVE William Jean-Paul
|
27 Jan 2010 |
William Jean-Paul Herve` aka William Thomas
Harvie
William, Jean-Paul Herve` of Horsham, Victoria, was
born William Thomas Harvie on the 6th
September 1947 at Paddington, Sydney, New South
Wales. He joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on
the 12th February 1966 aged eighteen
years. He served as a Steward in the RAN.
From the 20th September 1969 to 11th April 1970 he
served aboard HMAS Vendetta during Vendetta's
deployment in Vietnam waters on the "Gun
Line". Details of Vendetta's Gun Line duties can be
read here; http://www.navy.gov.au/Naval_Operations_in_Vietnam
Herve aka Harvie, was not satisfied to have served
honourably on Vendetta as a Steward and has invented
a very different history of his Vietnam service.
Read
more
here
|
FOAN Graham Clyde
|
27 Jan 2010 |
Graham Clyde Foan
Graham Clyde Foan is an ex RAAF Military Policeman who joined
the RAAF on the 4 February 1972. He resides in Tenterfield, a
country town in New South Wales. Foan has been suspected of
being a wannabe for some time. We are now in a position to
advise the world that we have got Foan’s number and he is indeed
a wannabe, who wears medals he is not entitled to wear. Read
more
here
13th May 2010
9th Jul 2010
|
GARNETT Brian
|
18 Dec 2009 |
Brian Garnett - Another Navy Clearance
Diver.
Brian Garnett was born at Blackpool South, in the
United Kingdom on the 14th October 1941.
He enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy on the 14
January 1965 and was discharged on the 23 June 1965.
His service number was R63961. The reason given for
his discharge was “Discharged fraudulent entry”
Read more
here
28th Aug 2010
|
MONTAGUE-ELLIOTT Allan Angus
|
18 Dec 2009 |
Allen,
Angus Montague-Elliott - Big name, big
liar.
Among the worst kinds of wannabes are those who use
fictitious war experiences to explain their
ridiculous antics and disgraceful behaviour towards
their friends, family and those they work with such
a man is Allan, Angus, Montague-Elliott of Tivoli
Queensland. Read more
here
|
ROBINSON Alick Frank
|
18 Dec 2009 |
Alick Frank Robinson – The crook Cook
Alick Frank Robinson of Coolum Queensland was almost
a Cook or a Steward in the Australian Army, however,
he was discharged after only five months service.
He must have had a yearning to be a Special Air
Service (SAS) soldier as he likes to “Dress up” and
tell people that he served in the elite Special Air
Service Regiment (SASR) for six years. Read more
here
|
WOOLLETT Anthony Charles
|
18 Dec 2009 |
Anthony, Charles Woollett - Canley
Heights RSL executive
Anthony, Charles Woollett is a Director of the
Canley Heights, Returned Services League
(RSL) and Sports Club, and we have no doubt
works hard in that capacity. Read more
here
22 Dec 2009
|
HIGHAM Gary Douglas
|
18 Dec 2009 |
"Sir"
Gary
Douglas Higham a “Knight of the Realm” with a
handlebar mustache
Gary Douglas Higham is not
your average wannabe. He claims to be a Knight of
the Realm who served in Vietnam and was a Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilot. If questioned
about his Knighthood he may flash a piece of paper
but won’t let you read it. We are reliably
advised that when he enters an RSL Club and when he
braces the bar, he insists that the RSL staff refer
to him as “Sir Gary”, and insisted on being entered
into the Bribie Island RSL data base as “Sir
Gary” Read more
here
13th May 2010
|
ANDERSON Kelvin Douglas
|
18 Dec 2009 |
Kelvin Douglas Anderson of Ballarat Victoria
Kelvin Douglas Anderson is a very unexciting and
average wannabe, but a wannabe no less, and a dud is
a dud. He is also a convincing and persistent
liar. He claims to have served twice in Vietnam as
a Military Policeman. Anderson has spread about, a
false military history for himself. The purpose of
this presentation is to detail his correct military
history.
Read more
here
|
LIDDELOW Dennis Raymond
|
3rd Oct 2009 |
Dennis Raymond LIDDELOW, DOB 16 May 1950 of BALGA WA
was a National Serviceman who served in Vietnam and
on return to Australia was posted to the Special Air
Service (SAS) Regiment from 3rd May to 30th
September 1971 as a steward to finish of his
National Service.
So why is he appearing on this web site, Read why
here
7th Apr 2010
22nd Aug 2010
|
STOOVE Marinus [Mark] Johanes
|
26th Sep 2009 |
The case of the Lying Dutchman
Marinus (Mark) Johanes Stoove
Stoove is a well known “suffering” Vietnam Veteran
in his hometown of Violet Town, Victoria. Stoove has
spoken long and loudly of many horrible experiences
in Vietnam. The problem is that Mark Stoove missed
both the troop carrier HMAS Sydney (aka The Vung Tau
Ferry) and the weekly QANTAS charter to Vietnam and
he is one big whining wannabe.
Read more
here |
SCOTT Ian
|
13th Aug 2009 |
Ian Scott the crooked Divisional Commander
In our hall of infamy we already have more than one
wannabe from the
Royal
Volunteer Coastal Patrol and now we have Ian Scott
of Bodalla, NSW.
Before he was sacked from the position, he was the
Divisional Commander of the RVCP base
at Narooma , NSW, who was big noting himself as a
Vietnam and Malaya Veteran to his subordinates.
Read more
here |
COOPER Scott Ronald
|
13th Aug 2009 |
Scott Ronald Cooper the case of the Daggy Spy
Authors, poets and artists are allowed a modicum of
poetic licence, however when it comes to falsely
claiming to be a Vietnam Veteran, ANZMI gives no
leeway. Scott Cooper, author liar and wannabe, claims
to have served in Vietnam and to have been a Spy.
Cooper is certainly an author and certainly a liar
but he did not serve in Vietnam and was not a spy.
Read more
here
|
GIBBONS Colin Maurice
|
09 Aug 2009 |
29th Aug 2009
30 Sep 2009
4 Feb2010
31st May 2010
Colin Maurice GIBBONS
Normally those
portrayed on this website who covet war service in the Army
fraudulently portray themselves as ex Special Air Service (SAS),
forward scouts in Infantry battalions or Combat Engineer "Tunnel
Rats". Not for Colin Maurice GIBBONS - he likes to dress up as
a Vietnam veteran Military Policeman.
Read more
here |
benSERAI Richard
|
05 Aug 2009 |
Richard benSerai. The case of the Kosher sailor.
Richard benSerai made a big statement to the Cairns
Veteran Community on the 16th April
2009. He said:
“If you are having a religious service on ANZAC Day
then be inclusive and allow Priests, Rabbis, Imams
and monks to represent the various faiths who fought
and often gave their lives for this country”
Read more
here
|
YOUNG James Wallace
|
13 Jul 2009 |
James Wallace Young wears a British General Service
Medal and a South Atlantic Medal with Rosette (for service
in the Falklands campaign). He has been seen wearing these
medals at Navy Cadet parades in the Ipswich area of
Queensland. Read more
here |
PEDLOW David John
|
13 Jul 2009 |
If
you reside in the Nambucca Heads area of New South Wales,
watch out for David John Pedlow. If you come
across him, ask him to display his bullet wound scar
just under the rib cage. According to him he
acquired the scar serving in Vietnam. Also you might
tell him that his “mates” on Russell Island near
Brisbane, where he used to live, are disgusted to
learn that Pedlow is a liar and a wannabe. Read more
here |
HAMILTON Harold
|
9 Jun 2009 |
Harold has lived around the back streets of
Collingwood in Melbourne all of his life, where he
has become an urban hero having starred in a
Collingwood History Video and was paid tribute in
the Federal Parliament on the 7th
September 2006 by no less than Mr Lindsay Tanner MP
the current Minister for
Finance
and Deregulation in the Rudd Government. Hamilton
deliberately allowed Lindsay Tanner to mislead
parliament about his military service. Read more
here |
VAN ASSEN Jooitsen "Dutchy"
|
9 Jun 2009 |
Jooitsen “Dutchy” Van Assen fronted up this year to Tennant
Creek ANZAC Day events, sporting an impressive array of medals,
a Sandy Beret and some spine chilling stories. For our
international readers Tennant Creek straddles the North - South
highway in the Northern Territory and is well and truly in the
“Outback” of Australia. Read more
here
10 Apr 2010 |
PATTERSON James Edward
|
22 Apr 2009 |
25Jul 2009
31 Oct 2009
15th Sep 2012
6th
Oct 2012
James Edward
Patterson formerly of the Citizens Military Forces Unit, 33 Port
Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers uses the email name of “Aussisoljer”,
claims to have served in units that operated in Vietnam, signs
emails as “an old Engineer” and is a master of allusion. He
alludes in many ways to being a Vietnam Veteran and has also
stated in writing that he served in Vietnam. He is a liar and a
wannabe, who served in the Citizens Military Forces during the
Vietnam war years and never went very far from Sydney. James
Patterson has also cast his spell to the other side of the
Pacific where he mixes it with Veterans from the United States.
Read more
here |
MORSE Ronald Leslie
|
19 Apr 2009 |
|
MOON Philip
|
19 Apr 2009 |
6th Oct 2009
Phillip Moon RAAF
At
nineteen years of age the very junior "Ace" RAAF Airman
Philip Moon was sent on a clandestine mission to Malaysia,
he describes his mission as follows. more |
MULLER Noel Patrick "Molly"
|
19 Apr 2009 |
The case of the Pathetic Pusser
3Jun 2009
25th Oct 2009
4th Nov 2009
8th Feb 2010
16th
Feb 2010
Noel Patrick “Molly” Muller served in the Royal
Australian Navy from 16th January 1961 to 30
June 1966 he was discharged for the reason of
being "Below Naval Physical Standards" (BNPS)
three years before the expiration of the
expiration of his service commitment. He
remained a junior sailor for his entire career.
Muller is the king of bluff, for many years he
has insulted the integrity of the Royal
Australian Navy RAN and created a mythical
service history to portray himself as an heroic
sailor who on one occasion, single handed, took
on and defeated a Company of Indonesian
insurgents. He later amended the claim of a
“Company” to that of seven to ten men. Muller
claims that he killed three of them before
returning alone to HMAS Vendetta. We have
now located a photo of Muller and thank our
readers for locating one
more
|
HAMMAL Roque
Charles [China]
|
|
10 Sep 06
7 Mar 2009
One of Australia's top 10
wannabes on Long
Tan Day 2006, Orange, New South Wales. This
blatant fraud is still playing the "War Veteran" with his
Vietnamese Campaign Medal, (4th from
the left on his medals bar) and his silly "Tin" trinkets.
(click
here
for a larger photo)
Our apologies. This photo
was from 2005, not 2006 as we previously wrote. The fact
that he was still flouting Commonwealth law at that time
remains
Most have read the
cases published below about the heroic exploits of some of our
infamous wannabe’s. However this story is about a 'high
profiled' Veteran, called 'China' Hammal who has pulled the wool
over so many people’s eye’s it was very nearly a case of "you
can fool all the people all the time."
more |
MUSGRAVE
Ken J
|
3rd Feb 2009 |
When mates are told to have
doubts about the validity of claims of service made by a
friend, a whole range of emotions are unleashed.
Doubts ar | |
