John (Jack) Anthony Hines of Oxenford, Queensland was born on the 1 April 1944. Being born on that date does not mean that he is an April Fool’s Day buffoon, however having read the information supplied by Hines to us, we believe these twins are the ultimate Grand Masters of April Fools. We don't really have to say much, because they allowed themselves to be photographed in Brisbane, Queensland on ANZAC Day 2012 which stirred the Veteran community more than any other case we have completed. As you read about the remarkable career of the Hines twins. Savour the detailed information about "Military Assessment Surveillance Keep (MASK)", "Cherry Red Boots", “Battle Axes” and the blackest of “Black Ops”



John Hines of the Hines twins was contacted to ascertain who they served with, and where and what all the ribands and medals were awarded for. Hines replied in exquisite detail, we have included excerpts from various emails. Jack Hines wrote:



"LlST OF COMBAT, SKIRMISHES AND SERVICE WHILST SERVING



WTH THE MILITARY ASSESSMENT SURVEEILLANCE (sic) KEEP



OF JOHN ANTHONY HINES SERIAL NO. 2192192



1. Injino, 2. Wessels/Marchinbar/ Badu Islands at the top of Australia, 3. Borneo, 4 Sarawak, 5. Indonesia, 6 Maylasia, 7. Vietnam – North and South, 8 Laos, 9 Cambodia, 10 Thailand, 11 Madagasca, 12 Mozambique, 13,Chasng priates to islands between Madagasca/Mozambique, 14 Serria Leone, 15 Chad (twice), 16 Lybia (twice), 17 Algiera, 18 Niger, 19 Botswania, 20 Zambia, 21 Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, 22 South Africa (3 times)



MEDALS AWARDED TO ME DURING SERVICE WITH MASK



1. 18TH LAA Artilary Regiment Medal (Lost and had to be made up), 1.Special Forces Black Ops Medal, 2. Commando Regiment Medal, 3.Special Commando Neck Madelian, 4. Reserve Medal, 5. 2 Aistralian Medals from the UK, 6. 1 Australian Forces Medal from the UK, 7. Voluteers Cross from the UK for completing 4 missions, I completed seven, 8. Police Medal (later replaced two bravery medals – read book), 9.National Meal, 10. Active Service Medal, 11. Australian Active Service Medal, 12. The Vietnam Medal, 13. Australian Serviece Medal, 14. 3 Gallantry Medals of which I only have one, 15. Borneo Service Medal, 16. Thailand Service Medal, 17. Cambloda Servce Medal, 18. South East Asia Medal, 19. Indonesian Service Medal, 20. Mozambique Servide Medal, 21. Madagasca Service Medal, 22. Serra Leone Service Mecal, 23. Chad Service Medal (twce), 24. Liybia Service Medal (took some time), 25. B otswana Service Medal, 26. Comat Readiness (US Medals), 27. Weapons Efficiency (USA), 28. Infantry Combat Badge, 29. Golden Jublee Medal, 30. Citizen Military Forces Medal, 31. Centenery of Federation Medal, 32. Wilson Medal for being wounded 3 times but only got one, 33. Mertiours Award For Outstanding Service from UK, 34. Exellence in Military Taicte Awad from UK, 35. 3more medals CARO/MAS owe me but I couldn’t be bothered applying for.



UNIT CITATIONS IS A RECOGNITION OF AN ACT OF COURAGE AS A WHOLE UNIT AND RECOGNISED BY THE UNIT LEADER.



1. Borneo (Written up by Toby), 2. Laos/Cambodia (Witten up by Toby and Ray Simo)



3. Zimbabwe (Written up by Flip (Doc) Decker



This list may look quite awesome, but most of these medals were due to service in other foreign countries the UK and the USA. It took some effort to extract medals from foreign lands, sometimes years but medals from our Australian TEC (The Executive Committee) were asked for and received without question. The Gold wings represent having dropped from 20,000 feet more than 5 times and the dagger represents skills with hand cutting weapons. Silver wings represent over 50 jumps into foreign lands and during practice. The three Citations and Infantry Combat Badge speak for themselves.



My brother wore only half of his compliment of recognitions, as most of them went missing over 40 years. His crossed rifles represent a marksman, but the original issue was cross Browning 9 Millimetre Pistols.



TEC was an Australian Government Group formed from the Labour, Liberal and National Country Party during my time. TEC consisted of 9 personnel that I knew of. As I was close to taking over Dragon 2 (see insignias on left arm) some things became known to me. The cross Battle Axes, as said, was our primary close quarter fighting weapon and it was give to me over 40 years ago. The one on my bottom sleeve I had made up as the others had rotted away. The Green Beret was issued to me when I was in 1Cdo but would not disgrace it because of several, or a lot of jealous individuals who had no idea who we were, but would rather talk amongst themselves like a bunch of nosey women. I might add that not one of them came up to ask who we were I shake our hands, so much for the wearers of the current Green Beret and new beret badge. I now wonder about some of them and their medals. Just because your name is in a book, doesn’t mean squat when the chips are down.



I served my country with distinction for 16 years, until I was unable to return to MASK because of injuries, then I had to wait another 22 years before I could say anything. I am so very happy that I was able to tell my mother and father of our deed, before they died, my father last November and my mother of the brain – although alive in a Home. They both wept when told."



More from Hines:



“I was quietly spoken to by Rayne (Ray Simo) Simpson VC and WO Toby Trainer. They came to my home during the cooler period getting onto winter after picking ‘me’ out from the entire 1Cdo Coy unit. As I was told that I had been under surveillance for 3 months as a possible candidate for MASK recruitment, by their Induction Committee. Although I could stay with 1Cdo until I was accepted or rejected by MASK.



I signed up. I signed a pay book had a photograph taken for the pay book and many documents before a Government Official at the beginning of the course that including signing the 40 year Secrecy Act Bill in a hinterland location within the ‘live firing range’, not far from the Jungle Training Centre (later changed to the Land Warfare Centre) at Canungra.



“There were 20 recruits in my course and we only knew each other as numbers. Two of us remained after 6 months me as No. 11, the other bloke was No. 4. During our course 4 recruits were killed, two being by pistols and two from falls, quite a few with serious life threatening wounds and the others just left. I stood alone at my Inaugural Ceremony and received a Gallantry Award from Sir Rhoden Cutler VC at Watsons Bay Barracks, with other members of our unit”



“I was wounded in Australia at Injinoo up the top end of Aussie and for the same action I received a gallantry gong. I was heavily shot up in my right hand and wrist in Dec/1966? At the (supposedly) end of the Malaysian Confrontation so-called police action. I was wounded again at Harare Airport Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) receiving a bullet in the left knee and a sabre spear in the right shoulder in 1982 along with the KIA’s of Toby Trainer and two other close friends of 16 years. I won’t mention their names to you as I don’t want you harassing their relations, if you could find them. But they are mentioned in my book only by their code names.



“ I have a hand written very old letter from Sgt Arthur Ralph, the MASK Senior Trainer whom I saved under heavy fire from the northern Blacks tossing spears and firing captured M1 Garand rifles from Indonesian Military who were on our soil and raped 80 black women and kids and they turned on us thinking we were the same – I still have that hand written letter dated the 23 March 1967”



“ I had a Pension Hearing before the DVA where I produced an old rusty Battle Axe in a glass frame (which was MASK’s primary close quarter fighting weapon) with the words embossed into the metal ‘M.A.S.K. Special Forces – 1966’. It was a training axe. I spoke about MASK for quite a while, but the Female Chairperson hardly looked at me and the case was over before it started.”



“Unofficially I have been told that I'm the highest decorated soldier in Australia - ever. CARO and MAS don't have anything past my CMF records and even some of them have been altered”.



The real military History of the Hines Twins



Both John and George enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) on 7 November 1963 with the 18 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. They transferred to 1 Commando Company CMF on 5 February 1965, were awarded their Green Beret on 10 October 1965 after passing the required Green Beret tests. We know John was discharged at his own request on 14 March 1967 and that George was discharged on 31 May 1967. Neither joined the Australian Regular Army nor did they serve overseas on active service. We have John’s service record confirming his limited military career.























There are two course reports for John. If you read the comments, he was an average soldier and was never selected for any highly trained Special Force unit in the Regular Army. These records are a reflection of the true military history of John Hines all he has said about his MASK frolics are childish comic book lies.



Medals and ribands



As evidenced in the photograph the Hines twins have produced elaborate “props” to support their false military history and they actually marched in Brisbane last ANZAC Day 2012 wearing their false trinkets. They are both falsely wearing the coveted Infantry Combat Badge on the wrong side and upside down. The gold wings they are wearing appear to be that of the United States Navy/united States Marine Corps. On the left breast they are wearing an Australian Army Parachute Badge which is worn on the upper right arm. Many of the medal ribands worn are obsolete and some cannot be found on medal charts or medal books. They have most likely randomly purchased the ribands and medals from a medal shop or Military enthusiasts Swap Meet.















Below are medals being worn by John Hines that we have been able to identify from our extensive medals library. Many of the medals are self purchased “Tin” Commemorative medals and are a true reflection of the lack of integrity and honour shown by the Hines “Clowns”



Medals John and George HINES



John Hines. Ribands from the top left.



1. General Service Medal 1962 UK/AUST, 2.Papua New Guinea 10th Anniversary Medal PNG,



3. Australian Active Service Medal 45-75 AUST, 4. Vietnam Medal AUST,



5. Australian Service Medal 45-75 AUST, 6. Cross of Gallantry with Palm (individual) SVN



7. United Nations Medal UNMOGIP/UNIPOM observer India/Pakistan (seen in old photo)



8. Humanitarian Overseas Medal AUST, 9 Conscript Medal TIN, 10. Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal SVN, 11. Centenary Medal AUST, 12. Queens Golden Jubilee Medal UK,



13. Papua New Guinea Independence Medal PNG, 14. Regular Force Medal TIN,



15. CMF (Citizen Military Force) Medal TIN, 16. U/K, 17. Distinguished Service Medal AUST,



18. U/K, 19. Vietnam Medal US design, 20. National Medal AUST, 21. Police long Service UK ribbon changed from old photo, 22. Colonial Police Long Service 3 ribbons identical in medal book Police/Prisons, 23. U/K, 24. Reserve Force Medal AUST, 25. Army Service TIN UK,



26. General Service Cross TIN UK, 27. United Nations Special Service Medal 28. U/K,



29. Volunteer Reserves Service Medal UK, 30. U/K, 31. International Millennium Medal 2000 TIN,



32. U/K, 33. Republic of Korean War Service Medal Korean Commemorative Unofficial,



34. Liberation of Kuwait missing the gold state emblem, 35.Armed Forces Honour Medal 1st Class SVN



John Hines. Medals left to right under the ribands.



Australian Active service Medal (minus clasp Vietnam), Vietnam Medal, Australian Service Medal, Clasp unknown, Individual Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the last two being South Vietnamese medals



John Hines. Citations right breast.



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1. SVN Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation



2. Meritorious Unit Citation, (device not clear)



3. Unit Citation for Gallantry (device not clear)



George Edward Hines AKA CARR. Ribands left breast



1. Australian Active Service medal AUST, 2. Vietnam Medal AUST, 3. Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal SVN, 4. U/K, 5. Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal UK, 6. Ulster defence Regiment long service and Good Conduct Medal UK, 7. U/K, 8. U/K, 9. U/K, 10 General Service Medal 1962, 11. U/K, 12. Reserve Forces Medal AUST, 13. Australian Service Medal Aust, 14. National Medal Aust, 15. U/K, 16. Vietnam Medal US, 17. CMF (Citizen Military Force) TIN.



Medals below ribands



Australian active service medal minus clasp, Vietnam Medal, republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.



Both Hines brothers are falsely wearing Australian Active Service Medals and Vietnam Campaign medals. Wearing those medals and claiming to be a Returned Veterans is an offence against the Defence Act 1903 Part IV Sections 80A and 80B, both offences attract a maximum fine of $3,300 or six months prison or both. The only medal they may be entitled to is the Australian Defence Medal.



Summary and conclusion.



We have not launched an in depth prosecution to prove the Hines twins are liars, frauds, wannabes and cheats because their antics and their statements speak for themselves. Not only do these Buffoons falsely claim to be “Black Ops” secret agents but they have the audacity to march with genuine veterans on ANZAC Day. John Hines is a name dropper, naming numerous famous soldiers to support his deception and of course all of named are now conveniently deceased.



But that’s not all, these despicable Buffoons have assailed the Department of Veterans Affairs with false claims and forged documents in a bid to be awarded benefits. Their level of intellect is astonishingly low whilst their audacity soars beyond comprehension. Here is John Hines final words with the usual threats well known to all wannabe idiots



“Firstly, I would like to state that according to my Solicitor, I don’t have to tell you anything and it was his view for comments, remarks, newspaper articles and or investigations, to be allowed to go ahead, then we would own the newspapers and litigate every person who had a hand in extending the stress and anxiety levels these slanderous remarks had done to the psychological and psychiatric and mental condition to myself and my brother. Waiting 40 years to come out so-to-speak and get hit with such a tirade of abuse”



John Hines



THE HINES BROTHERS HAVE NO HONOUR AND NO INTEGRITY THEY ARE WANNABES IN THE EXTREME Updated 24th Aug 2013 John Hines codenamed “Jack Sparra” has his day in court - The Final Chapter. We hope that we have seen the last of the Hines Brothers. John Hines offended, was detected, exposed on our web site, arraigned before a Court, and convicted of criminal offences. George Hines aka Carr pleaded guilty and is yet to be sentenced. John Hines pleaded not guilty and took the matter to a hearing. John Hines was found guilty of the charges laid and newspapers, and TV News broadcast the results Australian wide.

Magistrates Comments Below are some comments made by the Magistrate during sentencing. He made about a twenty minute address to our nations soldiers in his sentencing. “The sacrifice of our soldiers is held in the highest esteem. Those who have given so much are entitled to march and receive the communities honour John HINES has held the highest disrespect for our community and those who have sacrificed their lives for this country His actions strike at what we, as Australians hold dear He has wrongly sought to claim the honour and respect of those who justly deserve it The offences are not trivial. On the contrary I consider them serious. The findings of guilt I have made establish your claims of service are false. You have shown no remorse for your actions and the disrespect of your false claims. I am concerned you will persist your offending and as such I need to take steps to ensure your offending is stopped” (John HINES is the first person in Australia to fight these charges and take the matter to a hearing. All other persons previously charged have pleaded guilty. This shows the audacity of John Anthony HINES) Sentence. Charge 1 “$1000 fine Good behaviour bond for 2 years. 12 months probation order. To report to corrections within 24 hours to undertake psychiatric treatment, monitoring and counseling as directed by Probations Not to leave Queensland for 12 months” Charge 2 “$500 fine – 1 month to pay or 3 days in default.” Assets “The Commonwealth DPP will seek to seize the proceeds of any sales for HINES book in the event it is published”. John Hines aka “Jack Sparra” created his ridiculous, fictitious dream world and claimed it as fact. His motive was to make money from his denigration of military history. He thought nothing of the hurt and anger he caused to Australian and New Zealand Veterans and the families of those who did not return. He has been comprehensibly foiled in his aspirations of fame and fortune by ANZMI, the Queensland State Police and a Magistrate who convicted him and ordered seizure of income resulting from him cashing in on his false book. John Hines, is an infamous convicted criminal, and a certified liar, cheat and wannabe, who falsely claimed to be a “Secret Black Ops” soldier. We at ANZMI vow to take care of all who insult the service of Australian and New Zealand Veterans. This is published in the public interest, particularly that of the Vietnam Veteran Community. All information presented here is fact and the truth. Reports from private citizens are supported by statements of fact and statutory declarations.