Entries with Surname (Title)s starting with 'K'
Kasperski
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Andrew Jan Kasperski aka H.S.H. Prince Andrzej Jan Piotr Xavier Kasperski-Łabędź SQT GCEG RCST CStS-JC J.P. Count of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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Below are two photos of His Serene Highness. Each photo was taken on different occasions and he wears two different sets of medals.
Let’s dispense with any courtly manners towards Kasperski because his claim to be a Polish Prince is as false as the three Australian Defence medals he wears. He is Andrew Kasperski, Managing Director of Constellation Communications, in Adelaide, South Australia. The photos show him wearing:
The Star of Courage is awarded for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril. It is the second highest Australian Bravery Decoration.
In the Australian honours system appointments to the Medal of the Order of Australia confer recognition for outstanding achievement and service.
The Australian Defence Medal recognises current and former Australian Defence Force personnel who completed an initial enlistment period, or four years service, whichever was the lesser.
The other medals he wears will be in relation to his “Royal Status” or his membership of The Polish Order of St Stanislas. This is one of those “dress up and pretend” organisations attended by wannabe “Blue bloods” who clearly have psychological problems. Now read the emails between ANZMI and Kasperski on the 14 March 2012 “14 Mar to andrzej Dear Mr Andrew Kasperski Our organisation exposes frauds and "wannabes" in the Veteran community. Please see our web site at www.anzmi.net.au We receive and investigate reports from concerned members of the general public. Only a small percentage of those reported are proven to be "Wannabes" and we find, that seeking advice from the person concerned is the most efficient method to deal the problem and perhaps save a lot of research work. Would you please be kind enough to advise if you have: Ever served in the Australian Navy or,
Worn Defence Force Campaign or other medals or, Claimed to have served in the Australian Navy.
This matter may be resolved with one email from you. Sincerely” xxxxx
“Andrzej Kasperski-Labedz andrzej@kasperski-labedz.com to me
Like most of our “Clients” Kasperski is a liar as well as a wannabe and medals cheat, he says: “I have never worn any Defence Force Campaign or other medals I am not entitled to wear” “at no time have I ever made these claims to others, or worn any uniform or decorations in public ever Our response- LIAR. To summarise: Kasperski has never served in any part of the Australian Defence Force and has never been awarded a Star of Courage, an Order of Australia Medal or an Australian Defence Medal. He has worn all or some of those medals in public on at least two occasions In addition Kasperski must have spoke of his false Navy History on more than one occasions as stated in his email. See extract from a Statutory Declaration, shown below:
Kasperski has not apologised to the writer of the Statutory Declaration as he claims to have done, which is indicative that the telling of his story of derring do was not “a spontaneous stupid error” and only on one occasion as claimed. It is not an offence to be a make believe Prince amongst other make believe Princes, Princesses, Lords, Barons and Counts but these pathetic people must not wear Australian Defence Medals or claim to be returned Veterans. In doing so Kasperski has insulted Veterans and committed offences against the Defence Act 1903 Part VII Sections 80A and 80B. For either of these offences he is liable to a maximum fine of $3,300 or six months imprisonment or both. Kasperski is a proven wannabe and liar with delusions of grandeur about being a Serene Highness. Kasperski be warned, you can fool others of your ilk into believing you are a Prince but people like you who invent a false military history will never fool genuine Veterans. Welcome to our web site.
This is published in the public interest, particularly that of the Vietnam Veteran Community. All information presented here is fact and the truth. Reports from private citizens are supported by statements of fact and statutory declarations. |
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Kearney
Like the majority of his peers, Ben Kearney is into social media as a way of staying in touch with family and friends, as well as catching up with people from his past. But as we have seen in media reports in recent years, sometimes people tend to tell a few 'porkies' about themselves, their achievements and what they have been up to. From what we have been told and seen, Benjamin Ian Kearney falls into this category.
Ben's Facebook page would probably impress his friends as he recounts tasty little tit-bits about his military service with the Australian Army. It's all there - in the infantry, unarmed combat training and of course the standard one for military frauds, the para jump course.
But as the old saying goes 'a picture is worth a thousand words', so we draw your attention to the above photograph of Ben Kearney which appears on his fiancé's Facebook page. Smiling Ben has what we at ANZMI call the full Monty for today's medal cheat. Left of photo to right:
Australian Active Service Medal (AASM) with 2 clasps possibly Afghanistan & Iraq, (NOT ENTITLED)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, (NOT ENTITLED)
Iraq Campaign Medal, (NOT ENTITLED)
Australian Service Medal (ASM) clasp n/k, (NOT ENTITLED)
Australian Defence Medal (ADM), (ENTITLED)
NATO Service Medal Afghanistan (NOT ENTITLED)
Timor Leste Solidarity Medal. (NOT ENTITLED)
And the icing on this very impressive cake is the Infantry Combat Badge (ICB) sitting above the medals. (NOT ENTITLED)
Unfortunately for Ben Kearney the only award he is entitled to wear on his left breast is the Australian Defence Medal (ADM).
Once Kearney completed his recruit training, he was allocated to Royal Australian Corps of Signals. When he completed his Initial Employment Training, he was employed as a Combat Signaller. In July 2005 Kearney changed from being a Combat Signaller to an Operator Communications. He continued in this role until he discharged medically unfit in March 2008. There's no mention of him ever being trained in unarmed combat or completing a para course.
Now that Ben has had the dubious pleasure of gracing our pages in all his glory, we suspect that his and his fiancé's Facebook pages will come in for some quick editing. And maybe a steady stream of 'unlikes' will begin to appear as well.
Benjamin Ian Kearney, you are a disgrace to the uniform you once wore and to the memory of those who sacrificed their lives and their physical and mental health in the service of Australia. Remove the medals you have been dishonestly wearing along with the ICB and fade into the obscurity you deserve.
Keaton
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KEATON, Graham (or Grahame) Frederick. ex- 217183. Born 1948.
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Graham(e) Frederick Keaton (217183) served in Vietnam with RAASC (Royal Australian Army Service Corps) as a Technical Storeman.
Keaton didn't serve in any of these countries and also, didn't join the Army until 21 November 1966.
We have copies of Keaton's Army records which were obtained in June 2004 from National Archives by an executive member of the RAASC Association who noted that there were no entries regarding Keaton's claimed service with 3RAR in Vietnam or service in Borneo-Malaya. This search was prompted by a Veteran who was obviously very interested in Keaton's claims but he decided to let the matter rest for a while. This sort of behaviouris inexplicable and could be viewed by some as aiding and abetting wannabe behaviour, for a senior officer to be aware of such a problem and do nothing borders on disrespect for the veteran community.  21 March 2006
We delayed publishing the following for a few reasons, one of them being that we were waiting for a newspaper report on Keaton and his former boss at 2 Wing AAFC. The article can be viewed below.
"Wing Commander" BAIN will appear in his own story on our Cases page soon. This is published in the interests of fair play and allowing all War Veterans, particularly Vietnam War Veterans, to accept or reject the apology to the Veteran Community at large We received three apologies [two almost identical] from Grahame Keaton on Monday 13 March 06, 48 hours after we published information on his activities. The first is to the Veteran Community, the second must be to Australian Air Force Cadets units and the third to a RAASC Association of which he is a member. A policy statement from our INFO page.
In the case of civilians who wear military honours and awards to which they have no entitlement, they are permanent residents of the site. In the case of genuine vets who embellish their service and wear unentitled honours and awards, their stories are only removed from the site when three criteria are met;
Once those conditions are met, the story is removed from the site. Mr. Keaton has complied with points 1 & 2. Point 3 is now up to you. All comments received at information@anzmi.netup to 1200hrs 20 April 06 will be taken into account.
From: Grahame Keaton Sir 1 Yes I am guilty of wearing "tin medals" (miniature) at the Dining In Night I was lead to believe that these could be worn but when I found out at a later date that they could not be worn with the awarded ones they were gotten rid of. I am also guilty of weraing non awarded medals as If memory serves me right I was actually doing an assessment of Basic stage cadets in Service Knowledge as I asked them prior to this night to watch for things that were wrong with dress etc. In foresight maybe I should not of worn the wrong ones and only wore the real ones on the wrong side, as I say I plead guilty to this and on reflection am a fool 2 Yes I am guilty of the things written in 221 Sqn Web site as I believed that the cadets were actually "hamming it up" doing interviews about everyone as the cadets were really laying it on thick about each other and as a result I joined the fray and hammed it up as well, unfortunately things must of gotten out of hand and as I have never seen the site they must of written what I had said 3 I appologise to the Veteran Community for these acts of stupidity and am now aware of the rules etc to the wearing of "purchased medals" after carefully reading the articles written. 4 I also wish to appologise to my comerades at 25 Supply 5 Coy RAASC for these acts of stupidity as well. 5 As a result of these actions I have resigned from the AAFC immediately and appologised to the OC for my actions Regards Grahame Keaton
Monday 13 March 06. Letter of Apology to Unit
I Grahame Keaton ex T/Cpl RAASC wish to apologise for my inexcusable behaviour by wearing non issue medals and comments made by me. I have let my family, the Veteran Community my comrades and my former RAASC units that I served in and myself down by doing this. My stupidity has caused me to resign from the AAFC and stand down as Wing Woff 2 Wing AAFC. Once again I cannot appologise enough for the embarresment caused by me to all veterans and my family. I am now aware of the rules in wearing foreign, tin and non awarded medals and apologise once again. Thank you Grahame Keaton
Monday 13 March 06 Letter of Apology
I Grahame Keaton ex T/Cpl RAASC wish to apologise for my inexcusable behaviour by wearing non issue medals and comments made by me. I have let my family, the Veteran Community my comrades and myself down by doing this. My stupidity has caused me to resign from the AAFC and stand down as Wing Woff 2 Wing AAFC. Once again I cannot appologise enough for the embarresment caused by me to all veterans and my family. I am now aware of the rules in wearing foreign, tin and non awarded medals and apologise once again. Thank you Grahame Keaton ANZMI C0MMENTS. Mr. Keaton has not been totally honest in these apologies . With reference to why he wore non awarded medals; he makes this appear to be a one-off event , a training exercise, when in fact he hadbeen seen to wear the ribbons of the medals on many occasions while in service dress. He makes no definite mention of the Infantry Combat Badge he wore with the ribbons while impersonating a qualified Infantryman, which he did on every occasion he wore the ribbon bar with ICB , not onlythat one night. Keaton's activities were reported to the 2 Wing OC in 2004 and while heordered the matter to be dropped, we must imagine that Keaton had to front the OC and explain himself. We find it hard to believe that he has never seen the web site and his "bio". As for "hamming it up" with the Cadets (point 2, 1st apology) we have a report of Keaton claiming he had " entered a tunnel and shot some VC". He stated this at a completely different time, not at the supposed "interview" session. Keaton has actually resigned but we'll have to wait and see if the illegal wearing of the General Service Medal 62-66 is swept under the carpet by the AAFC............ again. It appears that Keaton believes his greatest mistake was wearing what we refer to as Tin Medals, purchased trinkets. We did touch on these briefly in the main story but deemed them to be so unimportant to the overall exposure that we didn't even bother to name them. We must make one thing abundantly clear, Keaton does not appear on our web site for wearing "purchased medals" The only hard and fast rule about wearing "Tin" with awarded decorations is the rule of common sense. Keaton says he is now aware of the "rules" about wearing non awarded decorations butthey are actually Federal laws which could see him charged with the offence , ie wearing the GSM 62-66 while in the uniform of an Australian Defence Force sanctioned and controlled Air Force Cadet unit. If found guilty he would face maximum penalties of $3,300 and/or six months gaol. One "rule" he was aware of, and disregarded, was that while in receipt of a pension for disability he shouldn't have been working in a civilian type job as well. We imagine that the Department of Veteran's Affairs will have something to say about this.
It's now up to the Veteran Community and the War Veterans of the AAFC units and relevant associations to accept or reject Mr. Keaton's apologies.
The thirty day deadline for responses to Keaton's apologies has expired and we allowed extra time for late responses.
Of twelve respondents, 9 have rejected them outright. [ this number does not include people attached to ANZMI ]
1 is not sure .
1 accepts but doesn't think they're genuine...??
1 is reluctant to accept.
Accordingly, the Grahame Keaton story will remain on our website for the term of his natural life.
More information on Keaton and his posing will undoubtedly be received and will be published as updates.
If the new penalties for wearing unauthorised service medals are imposed, he should face heavy fines and-or imprisonment.
Should you discover a flagrant wannabe in your midst such as KEATON, ask your State Police to charge him with the offences because the Federal Police will do absolutely nothing, calling on them for action is a futile exercise.
Contact us for the appropriate Act under which these people may be charged.
ANZMI
In KEATON'S apologies he stated that he wore the General Service Medal and Infantry Combat Badge (ICB) only for the reason of training Cadets. We don't know how many people may have believed this story but recently we found some photographs on the 221 Squadron web site dating back to 1994 that completely deny this absurd claim.
This one for example which appears to be the most recent photo of him in uniform.
Above right. His miniature medals from what appears to have been an earlier date.
This is published in the public interest, particularly that of the Vietnam Veteran Community. All information presented here is fact and the truth. Reports from private citizens are supported by statements of fact and statutory declarations. |
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What if an impersonator repents?
Keaton
During the Gulf war Tony Keaton served on board HMAS Success.
For his service in the RAN he wears six medals, however one of them is not to be worn with defence medals on the left breast. It is the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Despite many being listed for wearing this medal, either blissful ignorance, or deliberate intention to disregard tradition and protocol still lingers. As long as the Governor General's instructions remain, and as long as recalcitrant behaviour prevails, we will continue to report those who wear this medal.
Kee
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This is the story that Kee tells;
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This horrifying incident still haunts the intrepid ex Captain and he suffers from "Flashbacks" on a regular basis. In the past two years he has been treated for Prostate cancer, which he attributes to constant exposure to Agent Orange and other defoliants he encountered during his tour of duty in "The Nam". No stranger to fire fights and ambushes this courageous ex officer has impressed his peers and seniors within the motorcar sales industry with his wartime experiences. All claims are false. These are the facts: Central Army Records Office indicates Kee enlisted in the CMF (Citizen Military Forces, now the Army Reserve) in May 1964 and was discharged in Oct 1972 - for this entire period he was a member of 106 Construction Squadron RAE (Royal Australian Engineers). There is no record of recruit training and parade attendance (one night per week) and one two-week exercise/camp per year, was extremely limited. This part time soldier actually "slipped through the cracks" and avoided National Service (the Draft) by hiding behind the facade of being a part time soldier. Of great interest is his period of service; he remained hidden in the CMF for the exact duration of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War (1965 to 1972). The only rank he held was Sapper (Private). This impostor regaled his sales staff and superiors with tales of heroism and danger for far too long. He has used bogus "veteran" status to his advantage and has convinced many high profile personnel in the motor industry that because of his military background as an officer he is trustworthy and honourable. There was no Australian serviceman captured by the enemy for the entire duration of Australia's involvement in Vietnam, obviously no executions of our personnel took place. Another ex-car sales manager allied with this impostor is currently under investigation for the same bogus endeavours. Kee writes [letter on file];
"Further to our conversation today I write to you to explain my past 15 years or so. John Kee" This is published in the public interest, particularly that of the Vietnam Veteran Community. All information presented here is fact and the truth. Reports from private citizens are supported by statements of fact and statutory declarations. |
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Keeley
Mark Keeley served as a Sapper (Private Soldier) in the Royal Australian Engineer Corps from 2003 until 2007. He rejoined on 1 January 2011 and was accepted for Officer training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra where he underwent training until his resignation on 18 February 2012.
The photograph shows Keeley in the uniform of a member of the Pakenham Station of Country Fire Authority (CFA) of Victoria. He is wearing six medal ribbons and an Army Combat Badge. He has no entitlement to any medals or badges.
Although he has acted in a false manner, when approached, he was quick to admit his deception and asked how he could set the matter right. Unfortunately for wannabes there is no consideration for remorse. He was an experienced soldier and, because he was selected to attend RMC was of high intellect.
He is in direct contravention to the Defence Act 1903 Part VII parts 80A for falsely claiming to be a returned Veteran and 80B Improper use of service decorations. Both these offences carry maximum fines of $3,300 or six months imprisonment or both.
The false decorations he wears are the:
Australian Active Service Medal (AASM).
AFGHAN MEDAL.
IRAQ MEDAL.
Australian Service Medal (ASM)
Australian Defence Medal (ADM).
NATO ISAF (AFGHANISTAN)
Army Combat Badge
Any reasonable person seeing Keeley in the CFA Uniform would conclude that he is a battle hardened Returned Veteran, which he is not. Never at any time during his Army service was he deployed overseas.
Keeley sought fame by posing as a Returned Veteran, his fame will now come from his association with ANZMI. He has been signed up for a long term deployment and will remain on this website for many years to come.