Duxford scumbag…

A man who faked an illustrious Army career has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

John Livesey, 57, of Purley-on-Thames, Berkshire, was convicted in 2004 for claiming £30,000 in benefits while he worked at a museum in Cambridgeshire.

He received a suspended jail term after the court heard he had served in the Parachute Regiment.

But in a second trial, Peterborough Crown Court heard Livesey had lied and he had been in the Catering Corps.

Livesey, known as Jack, told friends and colleagues he had served with distinction in the Parachute Regiment and that he had been awarded a medal for gallantry.

The military historian, who worked at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, gained the admiration of war veterans.

He claimed he had seen action in the Falklands War and carried out six tours of Northern Ireland.

However his army career had been in the Catering Corps between 1971 and 1974.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-14410800