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Benjamin "Ben" Roberts-Smith, (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian Army Reserve soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, the highest award in the Australian honours system. At the time, his Victoria Cross for Australia, together with his Medal for Gallantry awarded for actions during a tour of Afghanistan in 2006, made Roberts-Smith the most highly decorated member of the Australian Defence Force. In 2014, he was further honoured with the award of a Commendation for Distinguished Service for his leadership as a patrol commander during a 2012 tour of Afghanistan. Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions during a helicopter assault into Tizak on 11 June 2010 as part of an offensive in the Shah Wali Kot region, while serving with the Special Air Service Regiment during the War in Afghanistan.〔 He was presented with the medal by the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, at a ceremony in Perth on 23 January 2011. ==Military career== Roberts-Smith joined the Australian Army in 1996. After completing his initial training at Lone Pine Barracks in Singleton, New South Wales, he was posted to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR). Initially part of a rifle company, he subsequently became section commander in the Direct Fire Support Weapons Platoon. With 3 RAR, Roberts-Smith was deployed to East Timor twice, the first time as part of the International Force for East Timor in 1999.〔 After completing the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) selection course in 2003, and completing the SASR reinforcement cycle, Roberts-Smith was posted to 3 Squadron. With 3 Squadron, he was a member of training and assistance teams throughout South-East Asia, and also took part in operations off Fiji in 2004. He was also part of personal security detachments in Iraq throughout 2005 and 2006. Roberts-Smith was deployed to Afghanistan on four occasions, in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Roberts-Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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