A man reportedly turned up unannounced and laid a wreath at the town’s war memorial during a service
A 64-year-old man has been arrested following reports that an individual allegedly posed as a highly decorated naval officer at a town’s Remembrance Sunday event in Clwyd.
The man reportedly turned up unannounced at the war memorial in Llandudno wearing the Royal Navy uniform of a rear admiral on 9 November.
The medals were said to include the prestigious Distinguished Service Order (DSO), the second-highest military award for gallantry.
Images show the man take a place alongside a senior army officer and laying a wreath at the war memorial before standing back to salute it.
Llandudno town council and the lord lieutenant for Clwyd later said they believed the man was an impostor.
On Friday, North Wales police said a man, from Harlech, was arrested on suspicion of offences relating to the unlawful use of military uniforms.
Ch Insp Trystan Bevan said inquiries were continuing. “We can confirm that, during a search of the male’s address earlier today, a naval uniform and a selection of medals were recovered from within. Further updates on this investigation will be provided when available.”
Earlier in the week, a spokesperson for the council: “We are aware of allegations there is a man who did attend the Remembrance Sunday parade pretending to be a rear admiral from north Wales. He was not somebody we were aware of in advance, we weren’t told that he would be attending.
“Our parade marshal did go up and speak to him and was told he was from the Lord Lieutenant’s office. He did lay his wreath respectfully and behaved well before leaving. Since then we have had reports about whether this man was who he said he was.”