'Fake admiral with phoney medals' attends N.Wales Remembrance parades

UPSET OVER MAN DRESSED AS A REAR ADMIRAL WEARING A ROYAL NAVY UNIFORM WITH AN 'IMPOSSIBLE' COLLECTION OF MEDALS

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor

He stood to attention as a wreath was laid before saluting Llandudno's Cenotaph on Sunday The 'Rear Admiral' joins VIPs at Caernarfon's Remembrance Day service in 2018

MILITARY veterans were left fuming when a suspected imposter dressed as a Rear Admiral turned up at this year’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Llandudno, Conwy.

Wearing a Royal Navy uniform adorned with medals, he inveigled his way into the solemn event by claiming to represent the Lord Lieutenant's Office.

The man even saluted at the war memorial during the wreath-laying event.

Subsequent investigations by the Daily Post have revealed the man previously appeared in a Rear Admiral’s uniform at Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.

The Royal Navy said impersonating a Naval officer was “insulting to veterans”.

Suspicions were aroused at the sombre Llandudno event when he appeared in what appeared to be an ill-fitting uniform and non-regulation shirt while sporting a chest full of medals that couldn't have been achieved in combination.

The matter has been reported to military organisations, but investigations are not usually carried out in these sorts of cases.

His appearance meant one local naval representative was unable to fully take part in the occasion.