Major, 47, who defrauded Army out of £13,000 sacked from the forces Lydia Catling and Sam Baker For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
An MBE-winning major who blamed his mid-life crisis for defrauding the Army out of £13,000 has been sacked from the forces.
Major Lloyd Hamilton, who illegally claimed taxpayers money to send his children to one of the UK s most expensive boarding schools, argued his special domestic circumstances were enough to prevent dismissal.
The 47-year-old Royal Engineer, who has an MBE for charity work, was stationed in Cyprus when he duped the MoD by illegally claiming for private school fees.
MBE-winning major, 47, who defrauded Army out of £13,000 sacked from the forces
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In March 2006, a colleague and I were leaving Helmand for Kabul having spent time there covering the impending arrival of the British forces – who were meant to be a mission not lasting more than two years.
“Are you guys going to the British embassy in Kabul?” asked Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley as we were getting on a helicopter. “If you are, can you ask them what exactly is HMG’s policy on poppy eradication? Because no one has told us down here.”