The removal of medals was condemned by Australian Special Air Service Association chairman Martin Hamilton-Smith as a betrayal of the courage and sacrifice of soldiers in Afghanistan.

He served with the Australian-led peacekeeping force in Bougainville in 2000, for which he was awarded the Australian Service Medal. From 2001 to 2003, Mr Sharma was stationed in Papua New Guinea, ...

Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes ...