John Lennon 'Had A Military Past'

He may have dreamed of a world living in harmony and called on us all to “Give peace a chance”, but a new document that has emerged seems to show that John Lennon was once a member of the air cadets.

The card surfaced at a Beatles memorabilia show in Liverpool and apparently showed that Lennon was a member of the cadets in the mid-Fifties.

Although it is yet to be authenticated, if proved real, it will shed new light on the legend’s life.

According to the BBC, the papers read: "Lennon, John Winston: Next of Kin: Mrs M E Smith (Aunt), 251 Menlove Avenue, Woolton and Employer or School: Quarry Bank High School, Harthill Road."

Rock and Roll memorabilia expert Stephen Mayock said of the find: “I had no idea that Lennon was ever a member of the corps, so this is adding a piece of the jigsaw which as far as I'm aware no-one has ever heard before. This fact is a new fact to me, it's a fantastic thing."

John Lennon famously snubbed an OBE because of Britain’s military interests.

(by Scott Colothan)

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