Overview
- The man, dressed as a Rear Admiral, laid a wreath at the Llandudno service despite not being on the official guest list and claimed to represent the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd, who said he had never seen him.
- Photos show a medal bar that experts and the Walter Mitty Hunters Club say is impossible, including the Distinguished Service Order paired with the Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal.
- Llandudno Town Council said the matter is being reviewed after circulating his photograph to officials, and his identity has not been confirmed.
- A Royal Navy spokesperson called the impersonation insulting and noted it could be considered a criminal offense, while North Wales Live reported the service typically does not investigate such cases absent suspected fraud and will not examine this incident.
- North Wales Live also reported the same man appears to have attended past Remembrance events in Caernarfon in a Rear Admiral’s outfit with a near-identical medal set, raising concerns about event vetting.