Fake Marine lived in Army barracks for two years
The Daily Mail reports what might be the best Stolen Valor case ever. In the UK, Anthony Phillips convinced the Coldstream Guards that he was an elite Royal Marine and he lived in their barracks for two years. they even called him “Tony the Marine”;
Phillips, who wore a Royal Marines tie and a lapel button embossed with the Corps’ globe and laurel insignia, first appeared at the barracks, on Birdcage Walk, in the run-up to the London Olympics in July 2012.
At a time when the UK was on high alert against a terror attack, Phillips convinced senior soldiers he was a commando sent to London to work at the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
While a telephone call to the Royal Marines would have revealed Phillips was bogus, he was given his own room with a bathroom in a soldiers’ accommodation block, which he lived in until March this year.
The Coldstream Guards are the folks who guard the Queen and the royal family. It turns out that “Tony the Marine” was just a Ministry of Defense clerk with a real good story.
Thanks to Duncan McDonut for the link.
Category: Phony soldiers
As I understand our British friends might say: “cheeky bastard”.
Hopefully Her Majesty’s government will send the tool a bill for 2 years’ back room and board – plus interest – payable after he serves his sentence for tresspassing.
Hopefully a few (or more than a few) Coldstream Guards took his ass out back and taught him the error of his ways.
I can’t eve be mad at this one….. that’s balls
Made of brass and big as church bells.
Agree. Ran PT and drank, and still didn’t give it away? That’s chutzpa.
Wow, I can only imagine there are a number of senior leaders within the Coldstream Guards that may be looking for other employment oppurtunities.
“Thanks to Duncan McDonut for the link.”
Jonn, fess up – were you having fun with that attribution?
If not, hat tip to whoever that is. Great screen name – especially if he’s from Scotland. (smile)
Duncan McDonut has been here recently. He is the Irish one.
I am waiting to hear from his cousin Duncan MacDonut … Now he would be the Scottish one.
Surgery soon.
Hope you-know-who hasn’t infiltrated the OR. Over.
Fingers crossed and prayers.
The nameless one is hoping you don’t make it.
The rest of us will wait for your return.
Swift recovery Master Chief!
Good luck with the surgery you old sea dog!!!
Master Chief…Prayers and well wishes for you. Keep us posted please sir.
No, it’s true. I did find this link. It’s even more amusing that the guy ran PT with the troops and drank with them often yet nobody ever caught on. Do they not wear uniforms to work? It would be strange to see someone not in uniform during the duty day while everyone else is.
Just wondering, friend. I hadn’t noticed that you’d commented here previously and wondered if Jonn was being a bit creative while allowing someone who’d provided him the link to remain anonymous at their request.
Great screen name, by the way. (smile)
Thanks. I lurk quite frequently. 🙂
You see, that’s where all of the American fakers screw up. All one needs is a nice tie and lapel buttin and – boom – in like flint.
buttOn dammit!
But do they have a special Regimental Handshake?
Now, why didn’t I think of that?
I have SO wanted to spend some quality time with the Royal Marines, and couldn’t figure out just how to go about doing it. Now I know.
We exposed this fake Marine living in our barracks. Nobody turned a blind eye, we just let it slide.
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/b8/98/09/b8980921acd7c135f71a6338d2d9fdf8.jpg
Dave, some TAH readers occasionally view the site from work. Please don’t forget NSFW warnings for links when they’re apropos. We don’t want to get folks in trouble with their boss if they follow a link that they didn’t know might be “over the line” at their workplace.
All: depending on how anal-retentive and/or politically correct your workplace might be, the link above might be NSFW.
Thanks Hondo, no offense intended. Sometimes I need my bearing corrected. Of course now everyone will have to click on the like wont they.
Dave, I on occasion forget myself and have to go back and add a warning after the fact. No biggie.
We just don’t want to accidentally get someone in trouble. If someone follows a link knowingly – well, adults sometimes “pay their money and take their chances”. (smile)
I appreciate you saying something. Part of being a living dinosaur is constantly adjusting to the world I live in. I would feel like shit if someone at work got their ass handed to them over something I did. I stand corrected.
All of that is well and good you two but my question is this: Got any shots of her butt?
Tough..No paying at work.
paying? playing.
Can’t edit here.
Dave…If they were the usual, it could have made me join the Marines.
Would unload and show clear.
Tiene grandes huevos!
Using a fake story to stay in a military barracks is actually a better story than mine.
In my book, I brag that I ended up in Soviet Russia and met high ranking Soviet intelligence officers in the KGB and GRU. What I don’t say is that this happened just after my lengthy 58 day career in the US Army.
The Russians are great allies. The Russian FSB loves Snowden and two major newspapers say that the my friends in the Russian GRU were involved in blowing up a US Embassy.
http://thetruthaboutsocnetlies.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/john-giducks-ties-to-a-group-that-may-have-bombed-a-us-embassy/
I know that you are impressed. You should be. Go ahead and remind me how wonderful I am.
sincerely
John “Faker 6” Giduck
I’d like to believe that the UK military, like the US military, issues orders for something like that. In the US, the orders would specify government quarters… depending on the nature of the orders.
As long as that clown stayed, these would have to be their equivalent to a PCS order/move.
None of those “senior soldiers” asked for an order, and there was no “check in” process? No phone calls made between sending and receiving units in the case for this “Royal Marine”?
There were a lot of things fishy, that would’ve gotten me to start asking questions and making phone calls. 😯
A true English Muffin.
Heard a few stories of a guy or two “Ghosting” while in SF Company in the 70s.
This is just as crazy. Love to talk to the guy and get the G2 over a beer or two. Unreal!