âPinching padreâ from WA who always put his soldiers first
Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Dismiss
âPinching padreâ from WA who always put his soldiers first
Walter Dexter was the most decorated Australian chaplain of World War I. His wartime journey is featured at the National Anzac Centre and in the documentary War Stories screening on Channel 9 this weekend. He did all he could for his âboysâ, in life and death, writes Jenny Tabakoff.
By Jenny Tabakoff
Save
Normal text size
Advertisement
Australiaâs World War I chaplains were extraordinary â you only have to do the maths. Sixty thousand members of the Australian Imperial Force were killed or died of wounds. Thatâs a lot of funerals for just 414 âpadresâ.
service director. she essentially was a clone of mark sullivan, the previous director, who presided over these scandals over the solahi intrusion and the cartagena scandal. she has done nothing whatsoever to change this culture on the management level of corner cutting. many things she did was issued a memo reminding agents they should maintain a professional appearance. well, it reminds me of jay edgar hoover who insisted on everyone looking wonderful. but at the same time presided over a range of abuses. and the only way to really change the culture is to bring in a new director from the outside, such as von muller was, when brought into the fbi, who can really make changes that are necessary. ronald kessler, thank you so much. thanks, kate. chris, over to you. kate, coming up on new day,