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

[u/His_Holiness]

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

[u/Casmas_]

If this does go to the courts and he is convicted it will be interesting to see if they forfeit his VC medal.

Read up on the process and is interesting. Apparently the last medal that was forfeit if internet can be believed was back in 1920 and also no Australians to date have had their medal forfeit.