3 w. ago Man charged after ‘fake rear admiral’ gatecrashes Remembrance service

Jonathan Carley, 64, charged after man photographed wearing high-ranking uniform and 12 medals at war memorial

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3 w. ago Man arrested after 'fake admiral with phoney medals' seen attending Remembrance service

'This Walter Mitty owes me my place on the parade'

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3 w. ago 'Fake' admiral who 'took centre stage at Remembrance Sunday event while wearing phoney medals' is arrested

A man previously ignited fury after he was reportedly pictured wearing the uniform as well as medals of a 'high ranking' navy officer while laying wreaths at the cenotaph in north Wales.

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3 w. ago Man arrested after ‘fake rear admiral’ gatecrashes Remembrance service

Arrest comes after man photographed wearing high-ranking uniform and 12 medals at war memorial

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3 w. ago Arrest after fake 'Walter Mitty' Admiral 'with phoney medals' crashes Remembrance events

The man, 64, who was dubbed a supreme 'Walter Mitty figure' has been accused of posing as a Royal Navy admiral at Remembrance services across North Wales

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3 w. ago Suspected 'fake admiral' with 'impossible' medals took part in Welsh Remembrance parade

And it's not the first parade he's attended with some describing it as a 'disgusting' lack of respect for veterans

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3 w. ago 'Fake admiral with phoney medals' seen attending Remembrance service

The man was dressed as a Rear Admiral wearing a Royal Navy uniform with an 'impossible' collection of medals

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3 w. ago Imposter 'Walter Mitty' Rear Admiral 'with phoney medals' crashes Remembrance parades

The man, who has been dubbed a supreme "Walter Mitty figure", even saluted at the war memorial during the wreath-laying event as outage over the 'phoney medal' wearing suspected imposter was shared online

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4 w. ago Remembrance Sunday parade descends into 'chaos' due to 'security risk' near war memorial

Police advised organisers that the event couldn't go ahead until the issue was resolved

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4 w. ago Remembrance Sunday and a Pride parade: photos of the weekend

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