
The improbable life of 'The Pinching Padre', a vicar with a thirst for adventure and ethical theft
From Conversations
Published 4/27/2026

From Conversations
Published 4/27/2026
Professor Daniel Reynaud on the incredible true story of an assuming vicar who turned out to be the most decorated military chaplain in Australian history, who had at one point lived his life on the edge.During World War Two, a self-effacing man named Walter Dexter served as the vicar of a church…