 Blamey became involved in his first and greatest scandal soon after taking office . During a raid on a brothel in Fitzroy on 21 October 1925 , the police encountered a man who produced Blamey 's police badge , No. 80 . Blamey later said that he had given his key ring , which included his badge , to a friend who had served with him in France , so that the man could help himself to some alcohol in Blamey 's locker at the Naval and Military Club . His story was corroborated by his friend Stanley Savige , who was with him at the time . Blamey protected the man in question , whom he said was married with children , and refused to identify him . The man has never been identified , but the description given by the detectives and the brothel owner did not match Blamey . 
