dodgy sergeant on the gate?

[incisor]

- 'Virtual veterans' pursued online for stolen valour - Foreign Correspondent - ABC (http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2010/s3017805.htm)

A secretive group of online investigators says it has identified more than 100 imposters who are blatantly posing as Australian war veterans, despite severe penalties for such activities.

http://www.anzmi.net/

[V8Ian]

Some interesting reading there.

[bob10]

John & George Hines are in the process of being charged for their lies. They make me feel sick. Bob

http://www.anzmi.net/hines/JA%20and%20GE%20Hines%20JPG.jpg

[bob10]

Courier Mail, Friday, 28. September, 2012.



Queensland (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland)


Twins Jack and George Hines arrested for allegeldy masquerading as war veterans



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ARRESTED: Twins John and George Hines. Source: The Courier-Mail



TWIN brothers who allegedly masqueraded as war veterans were yesterday charged by Queensland police.

A police spokesman said two men aged 68 were charged with falsely representing to be a returned soldier, sailor or airman and improper use of service decorations under the Defence Act of 1903.
It will be alleged Jack and George Hines, born on April Fool's Day in 1944, had marched alongside veteran SAS soldiers at this year's Anzac Parade in Brisbane.
During the march the pair were photographed together displaying their medals.
It prompted complaints from a member of the public who claimed one of the medals in the photo was really a surf lifesaving medal from the US.
It is alleged the twins served only in the Citizen Military Forces and did not join the Australian Regular Army or serve overseas.

Police searched the men's homes at Beenleigh and Oxenford, south of Brisbane, where a large quantity of military paraphernalia was seized, on Tuesday.
Both men are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on October 10.
The Act states that if found guilty, the brothers could face up to a year in jail along with hefty fines.
The Act governs legal technicalities related to the armed forces, including how ranks of different countries can be compared, who can be compelled to serve and how medals and service may be represented.