A Brigadier is to seem earlier than a courtroom martial – making him probably the most senior officer to be placed on trial by the British Military since 1952, it's believed.
Brigadier Charles Beardmore, 51, faces expenses of 'negligently performing his responsibility', however sources have informed The Mail on Sunday that the case includes an allegation of fraud.
He was till just lately the highest-ranking member of the Royal Military Medical Corps (RAMC) in Germany, controlling a funds of thousands and thousands of kilos.
Brigadier Charles Beardmore, 51, faces expenses of 'negligently performing his responsibility' however sources have stated the case includes a fraud allegation
Final evening, the Ministry of Defence refused to present particulars in regards to the case, together with the dimensions of the alleged fraud, the place and when it befell, and if any taxpayers' cash stays unaccounted for.
Brig Beardmore held the German put up, accountable for the well being providers of hundreds of British troops and their households, for 2 years and just lately moved to London as a common employees officer. The MoD refused to say which place the fees relate to.
Brig Beardmore is predicted to attend the preliminary listening to in Colchester, Essex, on January 19.
The Mail on Sunday understands he's the one individual charged in relation to the alleged fraud.
There are simply 150 brigadiers within the British Military, senior to colonels and outranked solely by generals. Their beginning wage is £101,147.
The final British Military brigadier to seem earlier than a courtroom martial is believed to have been 'Mad' Mike Calvert, above
Brig Beardmore was promoted to his current rank in 2014. He's vastly revered inside the RAMC as an knowledgeable on treating battlefield casualties and planning large-scale medical operations supporting troops in struggle zones. He's additionally a number one fundraiser and president of the Penguins Towards Most cancers charity, arrange in 2013 by rugby-playing medical doctors at Man's Hospital.
The charity has raised tens of hundreds of kilos for specialist hospital wards and most cancers analysis centres. Brig Beardmore's spouse Charlotte, 53, can be a trustee of the charity, based on its web site.
The final British Military brigadier to seem earlier than a courtroom martial is believed to have been 'Mad' Mike Calvert, one of the vital extremely adorned commanders of the Second World Battle.
Brigadier Calvert, who was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Order after combating the Japanese behind enemy traces in Burma, was discovered responsible of 'gross indecency with male individuals' in 1952 – 15 years earlier than homosexuality was decriminalised.
The previous Royal Engineers and SAS officer vigorously denied the indecency cost till his demise in 1999, insisting that prime brass had needed to eliminate him as a result of he was unconventional and a heavy drinker.
In 2007, Colonel Jorge Mendonca of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment turned probably the most senior officer in current occasions to be court-martialled. He was cleared of negligently performing an obligation after his troopers had been discovered accountable for the demise of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa in Basra in 2003.
The MoD stated final evening: 'We don't touch upon ongoing instances.'
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