Why Teddy Sheean may finally receive a Victoria Cross

Holly Monery
Updated January 30 2019 - 3:08pm, first published January 15 2018 - 9:11am

“A Victoria Cross awarded to Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean, the first in the Royal Australia Navy, as we the last survivors live out our days, would give us all a sense of rightness and recognition for all our ship-mates who did not survive.”

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Holly Monery

Holly Monery

Journalist

Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.

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