Exercise Caution! Military fakes are everywhere.

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

2nd Apr 2008

6 Feb 2008

Danny Bayliss
    A good percentage of the frauds, fakers and wannabes featured on our "Cases" pages have honourable, if undistinguished, genuine military service. Instead of being proud of this service, they have heavily embellished it or created a whole new fraudulent history for themselves. Danny Bayliss is another one of these who claims unearned status and qualifications. Read his story here

Custodial sentence awarded

31 Oct 2007

The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was first raised as Henry Conyngham's Regiment of Dragoons in Ireland in 1693. It saw service for three centuries, including service in Korea in 1950 - 1951. The warriors from this ancient, fierce unit are displeased with  Anthony George Bees who has brought discredit to their illustrious history. The United Kingdom Korean Veterans Association, the Australian Korean Veterans Association and veterans generally are disgusted at the contemptuous behaviour of this ex British soldier who says he served in Korea with The 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars then was a Special Forces hero who was awarded an MM and Bar for his part in quelling the savage Mau Mau uprising in Kenya during the 1950s 

Read more here

25 Oct 2007

Asim (Sam) Halim the recently sacked President from the Healesville RSL is a master of innuendo a conman and wannabe. Sam Halim was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Clerk who held the rank of Flight Sergeant on retirement. Because of his Egyptian heritage he was occasionally  employed as an Interpreter. Unfortunately his interpretation of the truth of his service is somewhat sullied by lies, and of a lesser quality than his Arabic interpreting skills. In addition last ANZAC day he was found to be wearing medals he is not entitled to.

 Read his story here

12 Sep 2007

"My name is "Muddy" to my friends, a name given by my fellow infantry mates (GRUNTS). Because of my stature I spent quite a bit of time in the tunnels of south Vietnam so hence the name ."  They are the first sentences in the war memoirs of  Peter "Muddy" Waugh who decided to raise his profile by publishing some facts about himself. At the time, he was a member of the Taree Vietnam Veterans Association (VVA) and  had developed a penchant to exaggerate and downright lie about his military service.  The Taree VVA seems to attract people of this inclination as evidenced on our web site by other Taree VVA members, Ken Doran, Russel Lee Jones, Graham Stenner and James Meehan. We believe Waugh has since resigned his membership from the Taree VVAA .  As yet we don't know whether he was pushed or gracefully fell on his sword. In any case, he has left the legacy of being famous for his "Waughy stories"

Read his story here 

7 Aug 2007

Harry Kirkman insists that Two Hundred prisoners of war including women, children and aged persons were gruesomely and relentlessly tortured on the deck of HMAS VENDETTA between the 29th November 1965 and 4th December 1965. He also insists that sometime between 20 November 1965 and March 1966 a riot took place near a British naval base in Singapore in which a British serviceman was killed and crew from HMAS Vendetta were injured.  Did these events really happen or has Harry Kirkman concocted  a "story" to  enhance his war experience and gain benefits from The Department of Veterans Affairs for himself and others?  Full story here

1 Aug 2007

A much decorated person appeared at a New Zealand  ANZAC day event claiming to be Jack Keinzley. Among his startling array of medals, badges and trinkets was a Purple Heart he claims was awarded to him by the President of the USA when he "signed off" as a US Navy SEAL . 

The real Jack Keinzley was known to have gone to the old soldiers home in the sky.  Had he only faked his demise, or being a famous soldier and an ex Regimental Sergeant Major, perhaps he had been resurrected.    Read more here

Bogus Cadet Corps

19 Feb
2005

Sometimes, you run across a person who tries to be seen as a “Big Man”, in the community, but in the case of this pretender, it would appear to be for little reasons, because this bogus Military Cadet Officer has an agenda relative to children and unofficial Cadet Units with alleged endangerment to those in his care.   He is still operating somewhere in Australia.  He was forced to move his operation through exposure for taking Cadets to the wrong side of the border at the beginning of the Timor crisis.  Read the full story of McCarthy's background and if you have children in his bogus cadet unit please alert the Police and Army units in your location as he is operating without the approval of the Australian Defence Force Cadet Corps. 
30 July 2007     Go here for   more

31 May 2006

3 Apr 2006

Michael John Nicholson, 39 years old of Bellevue Hill, as a highly decorated Australian Army Colonel commanding respect reserved for our loyal servicemen. . 

The truth of the matter is that Mike Nicholson is an impostor who served one year with the Army Reserves before he was discharged in 1987. He was never an officer and never saw active service. He was also never awarded medals that he wore when masquerading as a Colonel. 

25 May 2007                        See more here

8 Jan 2007

24 Mar 2006
 

16 Mar 2007

Peter Bennett, failed truck driver, failed bank robber, failed volunteer national serviceman masqueraded as an elite serviceman and again failed when he was caught out.  This fool, described in the press as "the epitome of Regimental Style" turned up at RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook, looking like what we as servicepersons would describe as "a bag of shit tied in the middle", not the epitome of Regimental style.  We wont note the mistakes with his uniform that would have easily brought him undone as the wannabes who read this site may pick up on the information, but look at the photos yourself and see how easily it is to detect an impostor if you are a serving or former serving member.  To dress in the manner he has, wearing the rank that he chose to impersonate should have immediately rung alarm bells.  Servicepersons attending functions should always take note of the dress, bearing, embellishments and medals of those around you.  We are in an age of terrorism and this bloke could well have been one of them who infiltrated our Defence Force, but we guess he would have failed their cadre course as well had he applied!!!  He is not very bright at all. 
19 May 07

See him here

20 Apr 2007

9 Jan 2007

1: CMF 1960's

2: Current Vice President VVAA Phillip Island (Museum Branch)

16 Apr 2007

Paul Stephan Phillips Service Number 222341 is an ex serviceperson who served his country as an infantry man. For that he should be proud.  Instead of pride however, he followed a path of jealousy and deceit.  He pretended to be a veteran of the Vietnam War and wore ribbons and medals not conferred on him.  These acts, if true, are offences under sections 80A and 80B of the Defence Act 1903 and each can incur penalties of up to $3300.00 and or 6 months imprisonment.  If you want to review the evidence of this persons alleged offences, read here. 

20 Mar 2007

22 Feb 2007

19 Feb 2007

A man who served  with the Army Reserve and claimed to have served in Namibia and Rwanda with the Royal Australian Regiment, Infantry. He also claimed to be the only member alive from his squad/platoon as the rest had committed suicide. Another disgraced RSL executive officer. How many more are out there?  There are quite a few, another RSL President poseur will appear on this page soon. As we wrote some time ago, the RSL is a breeding ground for wannabes and here's further proof.

9 Jan 2007

9 Jan 2007

Robin Alan Hale, aka Robin Graf Von Halle is a career wannabe who claims to have been a  Count,  Knight,  General,  Vietnam Veteran, Policeman,  Frontiersman,  Sword of honour winner,  Afghan Freedom Fighter,  Medal Dealer and  Hairdresser.  We believe  he may have achieved  some of the ten occupations shown as we  know  he was a "dapper hand" as a hairdresser, and  medal dealer who likes to display his wares  but generally he is best described as an artist of the male bovine variety.  Read more here

27 Oct 2006

Stuart Pidgeon, an employee of Lakes Entrance RSL wears the famed diving dolphins denoting service as a Submariner, one of the most arduous duties in the RAN. Read more here

8 Oct 2006

Paul Watson attended ANZAC Day 2006 celebrations in Mackay with some genuine war veterans.   He was wearing very soiled and bedraggled campaign ribbons indicating service in Vietnam, they were the Vietnam Ribbon, the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and what was believed to be the Australian Active Service Medal Ribbon.  Had he ever been a regular soldier or served in Vietnam?  No this wannabe and liar had not. See the full story here

12 Sep 06

14 Sep 2006
KENNETH JAMES DORAN. aka Ken Doran, David Doran & Rodney Doran.
Mr. Doran has made claims of war service in Viet Nam, of being an Army Officer, of being currently on leave of absence from the Department of Foreign Affairs and having a contract with the Government.  He and his two associates were sent from our Nations Capital to expose wannabes in the Taree area of NSW. One of these cohorts claims to have saved Doran’s life in Viet Nam.  The basic fact is that Mr. K. J. Doran served in the Army for 11 months before being discharged on Psychiatric grounds.  No overseas service.  No discharge as a Major. more.

10 Sep 06

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

4 Sep 06

15 Aug 06

Another impostor who finished up in the uppermost echelon of a Returned and Services Leagues Club (RSL) and yet another sad indictment on this Ex-Service Organisation (ESO) that over the years has allowed many such impostors to determine individual club policy and perhaps the wellbeing of its members.
This wannabe presented himself as a 65 "mission" (sortie) pilot who "spotted Cessnas" in Vietnam, and at the same time flew for a private company in Laos (Air America?) and is a spokesman on international Intelligence.
WALTER has offered an apology of sorts so if any bona fide ex-service persons wish to accept or reject it, email us at information@anzmi.net clearly stating your name and service credentials. They will not be published and your complete anonymity is assured.

Read more about this wannabe, another 1950s era National Serviceman who went wrong.  HERE

15 Aug 06

 Another high profile Veteran who lied about his tour in Vietnam for personal gain.  
He was a senior member of the Vietnam Veteran's Association of Australia in an executive position, a wannabe who verbally extended his short time in Vietnam to over 10 months and illegally wears the Vietnamese Campaign Medal, an offence punishable by law.
He is quoted as saying  "He found fitting back into life at home was easier for him than others"    This could possibly be explained by the short period of time he spent in Vietnam.
Read about how he upset some former Infantrymen who served with 4RAR  HERE

Harry (Hal) Francis Herriott born Wimbledon UK 1920 .  

Enlisted  Australian Army at Geraldton Western Australia 26 April 1940.  

According to Hal Herriott he was one hell of a soldier, however his stories of daring service on Crete in 1941 are wildly heroic and dishonourable lies.   

Herriott did not fight against the Germans on Crete as an Infantry soldier with the 2/11 Battalion during May 1941 and did not fight against the Germans as a freedom fighter for five months following the surrender of the Battalion on or about 30 May 1941 as claimed.   As far as we can ascertain, he was never on Crete to escape in a fishing boat and be picked up by a submarine.

During the greater majority of his overseas war service he was with an Australian Army Service Corps Petrol Company.  Judging by his records, Herriott was a truck driver who knew how to use a radio, no more, no less. 

After receiving our request for clarification of his service, via an intermediary he verified his true service details as presented by us but when asked specifically about being on Crete he replied....

"When we went to Greece we went to Kalamia and were evacuated from there on a Royal Navy cruiser that dropped us off at Crete, they must have got the records wrong or assumed I came back on another ship."

Read what he had to say about his war service and what the records say HERE

8 May 2006

Perry Stuart (Lofty) SANGSTER has associated with veterans for many years, as a member of various motor cycle groups in the Northern Territory and South Australia, including the H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) in Darwin, Alice Springs and Adelaide, Australia Patriots M/C and Southern Cross M/C.  Sangster has regaled members of these clubs with stories of his extraordinary service in South Vietnam, with the SAS (Special Air Service) and the U.S. 5th Airborne, and of the war wounds he received to his back and legs.

His further claims of having served in Somalia and Gulf War 1 have been dismissed as the ramblings of a complete fool.

Click here  to see the truth. 

10 Apr 06

A brief mention of one "Steven J. Donovan" in a Perth Sunday newspaper, the "Sunday Times" of 29 January 2006, sparked a string of enquiries to ANZMI and unearthed a story of a known military impostor who has been involved in some unusual activities connected with various war memorials in Queensland over the last 3-4 years.  more

21 Mar 2006

11 Mar 2006

KEATON, Graham (or Grahame) Frederick. ex- 217183. Born 1948.
This man was photographed at a dining in night with an Air Force Cadets unit while wearing the Infantry Combat Badge and the General Service Medal, he is not entitled to either. 

He says he was an Infantry Sergeant in Vietnam with the Third Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, when in fact he was a Temporary Corporal storeman and served his tour in the relative safety of his 25 Supply Platoon store at Vung Tau with the occasional visit to Nui Dat.   January 1968 to January 1969. 
  See more here

5 Mar 2006

Reginald Bruce Newton claims to be a hero of the "Cold War" who joined British Intelligence, aged 20 years, became a Commissioned Officer in the British Army, gaining the rank of Major in three years and winning an MC and Bar as well as seeing covert service in Europe, Laos, Mongolia and Korea. He was medically discharged as a Major MC and Bar aged 23 years. See the full story here

25 Feb 2006

 
 14 Feb 2006

"in conjunction with the Brian Day story read the case below".  Dr Barry Wright appears to be a good friend of Dr Brian Day and equally interesting reading."  

This photo is from John Pilger's book, "A Secret Country"

6 Feb 2006

29 Oct 2005

upgraded
20 Feb 2006

Stanley Demetrios NEMTSAS DOB 18^th March, 1938.  1 Third Street , Merbein, Victoria.

Stan Nemtsas is the Senior Vice President of the Mildura RSL which he claims he joined in 1964 and a member of the National Servicemen's Association, Mallee Sub-Branch, Mildura. He was a member of the Board of Management at the Sunraysia Regional Veterans Centre.

Stan is another senior member of an Ex-Servicemen's Organization who claims to have been on Active Service in South Vietnam in this case with the Australian Special Air Service. He has also boasted of being awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his service in Vietnam which he could not talk about as it was "hush, hush", secret business.

He has also claimed that he was called up for National Service on the 30^th December, 1958.

He was photographed on VP Day 2005 wearing only three medals, Reserve Forces Medal,  National Medal and the National Service Medal.

In actual fact he only served in the CMF/Army Reserve for a period of 29 years, was never a National serviceman and did not serve with the SAS  or serve on active service in South Vietnam or anywhere else for that matter.   For the full story on Nemtsas go here

Bogus
SAS

14 March
2005

If you have further information on this conman you think the courts need to know please email us with the information and we will pass it on for you.

 It is unsure if this con man was caught because of the link that was on these pages, but it makes no difference in the long run.  He has finally been caught and another SAS bogus veteran is in the hands of the law.   The link has been removed, he is captured and we now await the results of his trial.  They will be displayed here as soon as known.

See more here on the Media Wall of Shame

 Henry [Harry] Mee is a Veteran in his own right having enlisted in the Australian Regular Army [ARA] in 1965.   He also claims seven years service in the Irish Army as a Corporal and Sergeant with the service number 803100.   He has stated this on his enlistment documentation when he enlisted in the ARA.   What Henry failed to list on his documentation is several of the medals he wears and claims from his British service.    The area for these awards to be listed on his enlistment documentation is blank.   Would a soldier who has been awarded medals by another of the Commonwealth forces fail to indicate his entitlement, which would also give him the right to wear these medals on his uniform on enlistment into the Australian Army?   No.  They would have taken pride of place on his chest if he had earned them.   Go here to read his full story and how he has been busted at an AAT by the Department of Veterans Affairs MEE

9 Nov 2005

Louis Polgar and Hendrik Winjhots are good mates and have become known as Thelma and Louise as they do everything together.  Right down to and including concocting fictitious active service.  Both of them frequent several Returned and Services League's in Victoria, but the following information might just see them removed from these clubs because of their lies about Service.  Go here to see more on THELMA & LOUISE

24 Oct 2005

22 Oct 2005

Roy Nicholson suffered a stroke in 2004 that he says was brought on by his Army service in Vietnam, he is unfortunately wheelchair bound. We had to overlook Nicholson's infirmity to present his exposure as a wannabe because many real war veterans suffer from extreme disabilities and this individual is not going to cash in on his. The fact was that his family and friends were sick and tired of putting up with his antics and lies.  They believed that once he was made aware of his exposure here on our site, he would wake up and stop.  He has been posing as a Veteran for over thirteen years and used his tales of heroism to win over his now estranged wife. Go here to see Roy aka Bill

21 Oct 2005

David Whale, DCM, is no ordinary man, he is obviously a person who enjoys quality, and that is why he goes to the very elite when stealing military honour. Among thieves he would be described as a white-collar liar, thief and impostor. To see how Whale has been beached go here

21 Oct 2005

1 Commando

Citizens Military
Forces

20 Oct 2005

Bogus US Marine

Bogus US
Navy Seal

Bogus SAS

Bogus
Commando

Bogus
AATTV

Bogus
Navy
21 July 2005

If you've been able to keep your lunch down after digesting that load of garbage and want to see more, read on, there's plenty here.
5 Aug 2005

3 Jan 2007

Bogus
Marine Corps
28 June 2005

Long term members of the Ringwood (Victoria Australia) R & SL (Returned and Services League) could not believe their eyes when in April 2005, a newspaper article was pinned to the notice board in their Members Bar (see photo and article).  Here was an ex member and past branch Secretary relating to a journalist of his “33 years in the United States Marine Corps comprising of two years on submarines, two tours of duty in Vietnam, service in Grenada, Panama and Somalia, retiring as a Colonel, and then serving with the American Embassy in Canberra”. More here.
An update to this story follows the initial information on Walters site entry.