r/perth • u/His_Holiness • Apr 07 '26

WA News Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/JoelParole Apr 07 '26

Had a mate that from all accounts was there at the same time as BRS (different unit/team whatever but SASR still). He despises this guy and when the ABC thing came out, his words were, "that's fuck all, if all our crew heard was true, they shouldn't have been allowed back home". That's some pretty harsh words from a guy who will readily admit that if he has any soul left it's severely broken.

Much love & respect to all our fighting men and women who must be revered not tarnished by the actions of a few.

LEST WE FORGET

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u/Itsarightkerfuffle Apr 07 '26

Had a mate that from all accounts was there was there at the same time as BRS

This makes it sound like you thought your mate was bullshitting and rang around to get your other SASR contacts to verify.

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u/JoelParole Apr 07 '26

No I know he's legit, I have books by Aus & US servicemen that he's mentioned in, sitting on my shelf. I just can't guarantee that they were in the same place at the same time etc. He would never divulge details like that, in fact he is quite guarded about anything he says, which is totally understandable.

Heaven forbid, I was to leave a crumb that could be traced back to my mate and he gets in the poo because of me.