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VIRGINIA WHEELER
and TOM REILLY
Published: 10 May 2006
Love-rat Brian Dall, 45, claimed he was a Parachute Regiment sergeant who had saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He swept scores of lonely single mums off their feet with tales of heroism, including being shot by terrorists.
But The Sun can reveal that Dall is really an unemployed electrician who lives with his MUM.
He dressed in full Para combat uniform when he arrived for dates with women he had met in net chatrooms.
He seduced them with his lies ? and bizarrely mowed their lawns for them.
Victims fear Dall, who was using up to eight chatrooms, may have made 50 conquests.
Mum-of-five Sharron Lee-Johnson said yesterday: “Brian claimed he had served in the Paras for 20 years. He told me marks on his chest were battle scars and bullet wounds from Iraq.”
Sharron, 36, of Chingford, East London, added: “He cheated his way into my bed by claiming to be a hero.”
Sharron found out about the deception through a pal who knew of four other women Dall had chatted up.
One grew suspicious and followed him to Ludgershall, Wilts, where he was living with his mother and claiming the dole.
Rachel Burton, a 36-year-old grandma, said Dall arrived to meet her at Brighton station in full Para uniform.
And Vicky Lynch, 34, of Aldershot, Hants, said he threatened her with Military Police for cancelling a date.
Dall denied knowing the women, claiming a “pathetic” conman stole his identity after an ex-girlfriend posted photos of him on the internet in Territorial Army uniform.
He added: “I’m livid. I admire our soldiers and I would never pretend to be something I’m not.”
The MoD confirmed Dall was not in the Paras or TA and advised women who felt any crime had been committed to contact the civilian police.
We live our lives by choice, some entertainers, some military, some politicians. Politician makes thousands for naff all bullshits expenses gets caught then its all over the media for weeks. Entertainer famous from their trade and life style makes millions from it then dies from that last drug they took. Soldier gets peanuts, gets shit from their instructors, controlers and government then dies doing what they can and they get 2 mins in the news with THEIR FAMILY HAS BEEN TOLD summit wrong there.
<p>Gone But Not Forgotten
This is how I see a photograph of a poppy field with mountains all around I see the mountains covered in a think mist . It reminds me of the smoke from the guns that have been fired and bombs that were dropped in the war I look down into the valley below see the smoke slowly drifting towards some trees and a big field of poppies. I can see all the trenches with the Troops getting ready to go over the top. As I walk the though the trenches I can smell rotting flesh from so many dead bodies just laying on the ground. I can hear the cries of the injured and dying men as the medics try to work on their bleeding bodies. The smell is so bad it makes me feel as sick as a dog. Many of the soldiers are eighteen years of age and some of them are even younger because they have lied to enlist in the hell.
I carry on walking through the trenches and see so many men, young and old with trench foot. The only thing the medics can use is foot powder to help with the pain,so the soldiers can carry on fighting. Trench foot is a painful disease which makes the feet inflamed and they look red like blood-blistered. Many lost their limbs from trench foot and in some cases even die.
I come out of the trenches I notice some soldiers being laid to rest and see the poppies flowing around the crosses apon the soldiers graves. So many people lost their loved ones their fathers,sons brothers, they went to war and never came home,and many lucky ones who did return were injured and mentaly scarred for the rest of their lives.
This is why at the elevnth hour on the elevnth day of November we honour and respect the 8,500,00 men who lost their lives.
They may be gone, but will never be forgotten