The bloke with all the fake medals. We're a tolerant people.
The bloke with all the fake medals. We're a tolerant people.
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DickyC

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58,567 posts

228 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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From The Telegraph:

"A man who paraded alongside army veterans wearing an “impossible” array of medals has been arrested...sparked anger...when parading alongside 600 veterans wearing a beige SAS beret and a selection of 21 military medals and badges...medals stretching from the Korean War in the 1950s to the liberation of Kuwait in the 1990s...served just 14 months in the army before dropping out and had not gone on a tour of duty...“pure fantasy”...no record of him having been awarded a medal or serving a tour of duty.

He had the rank of private despite claiming he was a lieutenant on his membership form to the Hinckley ex-Serviceman’s Club, from which he may now be banned."

"We're not going to take you out and shoot you, but I'm afraid you may be banned from the ex-Serviceman's Club."

rpguk

4,515 posts

314 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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Sounds like he's a bit of a simpleton and wasn't doing this for gain.

To be pitied rather then punished IMHO.

Getragdogleg

10,223 posts

213 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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I thought this was going to be a topic about the male royals.

off_again

13,917 posts

264 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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He's been arrested I understand. Deception I believe.

Los Palmas 7

29,908 posts

260 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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off_again said:
He's been arrested I understand. Self Deception I believe.
EFA

dustybottoms

512 posts

225 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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Getragdogleg said:
I thought this was going to be a topic about the male royals.
laugh

How true for most of them! Although Charles was mentioned in despatches for face painting and using compounded colour techniques with water colours.

maddog993

1,220 posts

270 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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He follows a proud tradition of 'Walts'
Reminds me of probably an even more infamous member (if not so many medals): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Golden
Worth reading as hugely entertaining and ultimately exposed as a complete Walt wker (The letter signed by 'General Sir Mike Jackson' is priceless).

Edited by maddog993 on Saturday 12th December 12:25

dustybottoms

512 posts

225 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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maddog993 said:
He follows a proud tradition of 'Walts'
Reminds me of probably an even more infamous member (if not so many medals): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Golden
Worth reading as hugely entertaining and ultimately exposed as a complete Walt wker (The letter signed by 'General Sir Mike Jackson' is priceless).

Edited by maddog993 on Saturday 12th December 12:25
Scary to think that this guy almost walks amongst us without dragging his knuckles!

DickyC

Original Poster:

58,567 posts

228 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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maddog993 said:
He follows a proud tradition of 'Walts'
Reminds me of probably an even more infamous member (if not so many medals): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Golden
Worth reading as hugely entertaining and ultimately exposed as a complete Walt wker (The letter signed by 'General Sir Mike Jackson' is priceless).
...I would pick Dot Cotton to beat him in a fight... rofl

Kuroblack350

1,388 posts

230 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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maddog993 said:
He follows a proud tradition of 'Walts'
Reminds me of probably an even more infamous member (if not so many medals): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Golden
Worth reading as hugely entertaining and ultimately exposed as a complete Walt wker (The letter signed by 'General Sir Mike Jackson' is priceless).

Edited by maddog993 on Saturday 12th December 12:25
Thanks for that, made my day biggrin I think the Air Rifle pic wins it for me biggrin

Edited by Kuroblack350 on Saturday 12th December 12:45

CatherineJ

9,586 posts

273 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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dustybottoms said:
maddog993 said:
He follows a proud tradition of 'Walts'
Reminds me of probably an even more infamous member (if not so many medals): http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Golden
Worth reading as hugely entertaining and ultimately exposed as a complete Walt wker (The letter signed by 'General Sir Mike Jackson' is priceless).

Edited by maddog993 on Saturday 12th December 12:25
Scary to think that this guy almost walks amongst us without dragging his knuckles!
That's so funny.

Fort Jefferson

8,237 posts

252 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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DickyC said:
From The Telegraph:

"A man who paraded alongside army veterans wearing an “impossible” array of medals has been arrested...sparked anger...when parading alongside 600 veterans wearing a beige SAS beret and a selection of 21 military medals and badges...medals stretching from the Korean War in the 1950s to the liberation of Kuwait in the 1990s...served just 14 months in the army before dropping out and had not gone on a tour of duty...“pure fantasy”...no record of him having been awarded a medal or serving a tour of duty.

He had the rank of private despite claiming he was a lieutenant on his membership form to the Hinckley ex-Serviceman’s Club, from which he may now be banned."

"We're not going to take you out and shoot you, but I'm afraid you may be banned from the ex-Serviceman's Club."
Reminds me of "Captain Wainwaring"

SkinnyBoy

4,635 posts

288 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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pure comedy gold right there.

jamoor

14,506 posts

245 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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I think he was trolling rather than trying to achive something out of it.

Rouleur

7,419 posts

219 months

Saturday 12th December 2009
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rofl

Something tells me that he's a psycho...