He pleaded guilty to falsely representing to be a returned soldier, sailor or airman and improper use of service decorations.
\nFranks had a conviction recorded.<\/p>\n
When contacted, he said he did not want to comment, other than to say he had recently lost a family member, his head was \u201cnot in the right spot\u201d and he had \u201chit the drugs pretty hard\u201d.<\/p>\n
Locals said the 49-year-old moved to the area about two years ago and showed up to this year\u2019s Anzac Day dawn service wearing about 10 medals on his chest, claiming he was an ex-SAS soldier.<\/p>\n
Goondiwindi Returned and Services League vice-president Bill Brasington said Franks originally came to the attention of the branch when he visited Anzac badge-sellers on the street, wearing a Special Air Service Regiment badge on his hat.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said he was an SAS fella and had been deployed everywhere, everywhere overseas — you name it, but he said it was all a secret,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The organization could find no record of Franks ever serving in the military. He was fined $1000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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