EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 12 MIN
The "Pinching Padre": The rule-breaking chaplain who became an Anzac legend
from 4BC Afternoons · host 4BC
Before taking the cloth, Walter Dexter was a world-travelling sailor and a Boer War scout who once rescued 70 people from a shipwreck. This segment explored how the "Pinching Padre" earned his medals by braving the front lines to bring canteens and stolen pianos to soldiers under fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The "Pinching Padre": The rule-breaking chaplain who became an Anzac legend
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