Redcap,
I agree with your points as to why the lies ?
I have Spour's materials and ,as you say,they are good and sound and basic Jap slapping ,along the lines of WWII FAS type materials.
Spour did serve as a member of QRLR probably as a TA/Reservist so why not just go with that ?
But hey being a member of the QRLR probably as a TA/Reservist is not as selling as being former SAS with stints of excitement around the world.
He befriended former REAL Members of the SAS,like Big John "Mac" McAleese and others.He did TV Shows with members and ran his SAS Survival Course with former members ,as well as his son.
(His son ,as said, is a Former Para)
We ask if his son knew his father's tale ?
Well what about the SAS Guys ?
The Real SAS Guys had to have known Bob was a fake and they rode the ride,making money off this convincing guy who was doing it all ,with them in tow.