Australia's war memorial mulls changing war hero display after defamation case

FILE PHOTO: An Australian soldier in pictured in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at dusk on the eve of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day at the Australian National War Memorial in Canberra April 24, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's War Memorial said it was considering "additional content and context" for displays about its most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, after a civil court ruling that found it was true he was involved in the murder of six Afghans.

Roberts-Smith, 44, was previously seen as a national hero, winning top military honours including the Victoria Cross for his actions during six tours in Afghanistan, but on Thursday lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused him of murdering Afghan civilians on tour.