Australian War Hero Teddy Sheean to Be Awarded Victoria Cross

Queen Elizabeth II is given a book by Major Peter Norton GC, which recalls the exploits by the twenty-five living recipients of the Victoria and George Cross medals, during a reception for the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association at the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace on May 16, 2018 in London, England. John Stillwell - Pool/Getty Images

Australian war hero Teddy Sheean will be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross following a review by an expert panel.

Sheean died in 1942 when the HMAS Armidale was sunk by Japanese bombers in the Timor Sea.