This just might be one of our best ones yet. Meet Chris Webber who popped up on our radar after he was spotted having tea and cakes with the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at No 10.

The reason for the meeting was to help the PM understand veterans issues such a PTSD and Homelessness amongst the veterans community.

Operation Fortitude was the code name for a World War II military deception by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy, but what deception do we have here?

All well and good………however some keen eyes spotted a few strange details which did not look right with the gentleman talking to the PM wearing something that looked like a beret fresh out the eBay bag along with some suspicions medals next to his South Atlantic Medal.

British Forces Campaign medal

According to the Big Issue article written in November 2022 – he was homeless 18 months earlier so let say April 2021. They say he was homeless for three years so from April 2018 onwards. However,

The badge Webber is wearing is that of the Intelligence Corps. What’s wrong with that you may ask. well it’s a field made badge issued in WW2 due to the kings crown. Which is the incorrect badge for Webber to have been issued if he served in the Falklands war.

Here’s the correct badge he should have been wearing. Note the our late Queens crown.

After a few requests from ex members of the intelligence Corps the WMHCHQ did some digging to find out who Chris was and a few thing’s began to surface.

A magazine called the big issue ran an article about Chris Webber and how he came to the attention of a veterans charity called Stoll which helps veterans in need. The big issue

After reading all that, our first question is why a charity helping veterans buy or reissue non issued medals to Webber? Stoll

Some might say he changed his badge because we now have a king, but read on. We will let you decide about the huge bow flapping at the back.

Social media footprints are a bugger!

The Commemorative Service Medal

Before moving on let’s take closer look at the medals. On closer inspection the WMHCHQ were able to trace the origin of the medals, but let’s take a look at the odd looking medals to his left of the SAM82

Both medals are not officially issued or commissioned by HRH. So why does a Falklands veteran need to bling it up with such tatty items?

We then take a closer look at the beret and badge. Despite not having a clue how to wear it the cap badge stuck out like a sore thumb.

After that there is no trace of Chris Webber having served in the Armed Forces in any capacity. However, We found some articles about a Chris Webber who looked very similar but much thinner.

The eyes give it away!!

The Mail When Webber gives his story to the papers about his weight loss on the NHS and his struggles, there is no mention of any previous service or PTSD. In fact he claimed very different reasons for his mental health issues.

Webbers claim as having served in the Falklands in an infantry regiment then being seconded to the intelligence corps raised a few eyebrows as most veterans tend to display or at least mention their parent unit. So what infantry unit and why is Webber not mentioned the infantry unit or even wore any badges of affiliation to it.

Hang onto your hats this is going to be a bumpy ride.

We started digging deeper and noticed another article from A football clubs website with Webber again proudly wearing his intelligence corps beret at the match.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/big-sleep-out-proceeds-donated-to-veterans–charity

We needed to establish if the webbers were all the same. We noted Webber claimed to be a keen football fan and Arsenal supporter even going to a match against Celtic in 1978, so we searched for key words “Chris Webber-Football-fan-Arsenal” and found two profiles with the same set of pictures.

Again we noted no references to having served in the armed forces other than a few suggested posts of having known two well known deceased members of 22 SAS.

Was this a nudge nudge wink wink set of posts and more importantly was this our man?

After having a good look through his posts and pictures not one reference could be found of his service in the Falklands or his alleged six years in an infantry regiment other than one grainy picture of Webber passing out as a Police Cadet in 1976.

We also noted he started his entertainment management singing career in 1984, but nothing in between. Note this date as it becomes important.

From looking at the day of his birth on Webbers profile, 28 March, and noting his age mentioned in the Sept 2012 article which he posted up as being 54 we worked out his DOB was 28th March 1958. In the big issue article of Nov 2022 which is not posted up on webber's profile his age is listed as being 64, so same birth year. Coincidence?

Time for a classic WMHCHQ sting.

Having sent the picture of Webber in beret and medals with the PM to several contacts within the Intelligence Corps world, no one knew the face or name. It’s a tight knit community!

One example of the same reply is from an ex Warrant Officer of the Corps who served in 1982. Out of over 50 responses all made the same observations. 30 members of the Intelligence Corps deployed to the Falklands, all were known and Webber was not.

Obviously the badge and the state of his beret and medals was the main stand out point with everyone, and for good reason.

However for the WMHCHQ this was still not concrete evidence, and we still needed to establish 100% both were the same person and what was the elusive infantry regiment Webber was with before being attached to the Intelligence Corps.

Sting One : Veteran looking for help after seeing the tweet and searching Chris out for advice.

Bingo

So now we established he is the same guy from our 1st sting attempt to gently probe, but it became obvious Chris was being a tad evasive.

Our 1st sting knew going in too heavy as a balding fat male was not going to cut it much, and going by Webbers responses and deflection our subject would soon spook if pressed too hard.

So a new approach was required and after we allowed a soak period, in the new year we activated a young attractive large chested blonde.

Sting Two: Sara is a student at Leeds college studying for a degree in psychology and found Chris via an article in the big issue. She desperately needs case studies for her course work. Hopefully she can tease more out of him, but taking it slowly was key text here...

Funny old thing Chris was far more chatty and even claimed he is a Civilian advisor on Veteran Affairs, but it get so much better!

So now we had the subject hooked we set out some open and cognitive loaded questions which our girl would tease more dits from Webber during the expansion phase.

Or did he???

British Army Over the Rhine? Did he not mean Of the Rhine?

Before we continue further, let’s look at a few Google facts about the Falklands war.

The war lasted 74 days which is the exact amount of days Webber claims he spent out there on a covert OP. He clearly has Google as his friend!

The invasion by Argentinian forces took part 2 April 1982. So now let’s look at the first UK landings. Note the dates.

According to Webber he and his four man covert team landed on the Falklands 5th April.

Three days after the Argentine invasion and 21 days before the SAS and SBS pulled their finger out to get out on the ground.

So we put his dits to some of our Intelligence Corps contacts.

Now we’re getting somewhere over his infantry claim as he claims to be a Viking which as we know is the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment which he claims he joined as a recruit which you will read later.

He also claimed to be a spook? Not something a member of the Int Corps would call themselves.

Here we go.

The shit dits we’re strong with this one and our girl was getting more moist at such a gift who had more to give. If you have not already worked it out, Sara is actually a 6ft 1 muscular balding meat head with a thing for all things nautical.

Nether the less he was getting wetter than a hippos mouthpiece as webber!

So we got our intelligence guys to check these dits out.

Sooooo, let’s break some of that down. Webber claims he left the Army 17 Dec 1986. But we found he had not left the Army in Dec 1986.

A very strange type of job to take up with PTSD which forced him to leave the army and avoid people….Or was he on resettlement Hi De Di Webber.

The Army Number test.

The date he gave as his joining date does not match year he claimed to have joined. More inconsistencies?

So now we had a Battalion and company to check.

So we checked with our contacts at RAF Brize Norton who were the only unit where soldiers were sent to train as Basic Military Parachutist at the time Webber claims to have done his course at Aldershot. Nil return. Not Para trained.

It must also be noted the Intelligence corps had no requirement to be Para trained. Webber had obviously been hitting the Google button again. Balloon Jumps were conducted on queens parade Aldershot by qualified Para trained soldiers in order to qualify for Para pay.

The service picture test.

However...

However, soon after Webber claimed to our decoy he was in hospital overnight and on IV he was spotted walking from his gaff to the shopping centre. Where he spent a few hours shopping.

To summarise

These are the inconsistencies so far: BAOR – British Army Over the Rhine;

Wearing two non issued medals;

Wearing intelligence corps badge from Second World War;

Civilian Veterans Advisor to the PM;

Landed on the Falklands three weeks before the SAS as part of a four man team and spent 72 days there. Says he was a spook – member of the Intelligence Corps;

No record of someone with his name serving with the Intelligence Corps in the Falklands. Says he was in the Police in 1976 and a soldier in 1977;

Claims he took part in training exercises in Burma even though it has been a socialist state since the late 1960s.

Facts check.

Webbers details and pictures were past on to members of the Intelligence Corps who served in the Falklands war and beyond, former officers, Warrant officers and SNCOs, yet not one recalled his name or recognised him. All ripped his claims apart.

Additionally his name was checked against the orbat of intelligence corps personnel in that time period, again no trace.

We then moved on to the Royal Anglian regiment which Webber claims to have originally joined in 1977. Former instructors and recruits from 1977 to 1986 were consulted, and not one individual could recall Webber. Again Webbers claims about recruit training and moving to battalion were ripped apart.

We consulted both the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Royal Anglian regiment and in particular 2nd bat B coy, every answer the same, not known and his story is total nonsense.

Webbers name and number was ran through the South Atlantic Medal association. Only one is listed, C J Webber of 845 Naval Air Sqn but it was soon established this was not our C Webber.

When our subject was pressed for his initials he stated he did not have a third and his number was not that issued to RN personnel.

Additionally Webber had no General Service Medal (Northern Ireland) which he would have had, had he served in the time frame and units to which he claims. Both the Royal Anglian Regiment and Intelligence Corps deployed frequently to NI. It would have been impossible not to have have at least one deployment under his belt.

Time to drop the Bombshell

Having read...

He then blocked the conversation

So in a final round up, despite owning up fairly early we could tell he was only sorry for getting caught, there was no real sincerity in his responses, only frustration at making mistakes which flagged him up.

Webber has a tendency to lie and blag fairly easily and when he claimed to have been in hospital to our decoy, it was only to avoid presenting photos of his time serving after all his boasting.

We knew from the very start he was never in hospital, which demonstrates how easy he will use Ill health as a leaver to get what he wants or avoid difficult questions.

There are still questions over his alleged 18 months with the 5th Battalion The Royal Anglian regiment which is a TA unit and so far, not one person has been able to ID him from that particular unit and time line.

There’s still some burning questions as to what he told the Royal British Legion and Stoll to get his house.

He claimed in The Big Issue to have been homeless for three years and suffering from PTSD because of his experience in the Falklands war after six years of service , so far we have established the Falklands war and six years of service was a complete lie.

We have also showed a few examples of Webbers social media footprint which clearly demonstrates he was not homeless for three years, in fact he was living it up in Spain, and had accommodation in Hayling Ireland 2018 and 2019, Mijas Pueblo 2020 and so on, we could go on, so what can we trust!

There’s also the security implications and due diligence, background checks of individuals meeting the PM at No 10.

But more importantly to veterans, what impressions has Webber left with the PM over veterans affairs and the true struggles of genuine veterans who truly need the help of the Royal British Legion.

It’s for this reason alone there is a strong case to have a stolen Valour act in place as a deterrent against such practices. Only with a deterrent the amount of cases will drop and this club can stand down.

When pressed about his alleged homelessness, Webber became evasive and more so once we pointed out his social media footprint showed he was not as homeless as the big issue article suggested. He then did not want to talk about it. Soon after Webber began the pre exposed Facebook trimming of posts. However, we have it all me old cocker.

There’s hundreds of homeless ex forces who served a year to 22 years, living on the streets with not a pot to piss in. They struggle to get help mainly because of their pride or genuine mental health issues associated to their service, and the real genuine cases find it even harder when blaggers like Webber bluff their case to get a handout simply based on an issued army number for just a few days TA attendance here and there and the ability to look people in the eye and lie.

As per classic Walt and bloater SOPs Webber did a Facebook runner and deleted his footprint in a vain attempt to hide not only his massive bloating, but the fact he was not really that homeless as he claimed. Cushty

WMHCHQ……..out

A short video explanation as to why we do what we do and an example of what could happen if you try to use the club for your own personal gain. We work hard to investigate Walt’s and we don’t take prisoners when hoax reports are made.

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