BEDDOW, Maxwell

Family Name:

Beddow

Given Names:

Maxwell

Gender

Male

Birth-date:

Probably 1947

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age or Age Range:

21 years old

Location:

NSW, Liston

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objection

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for full exemption from military duties
[2 ] Refusal to obey a call-up notice
[2] Second Application for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown. Unknown
[2] Petty Sessions, Tenterfield
[3] Unknown. unknown

Court Hearing Date:

[1] Unknown
[2] 31 July 1968
[2] Unknown

Court Outcome:

[1] Application for full exemption from military duties was not granted
[2] Convicted and sentenced to 2 years jail
[3] Application for full exemption from military duties was granted

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Maxwell Beddow was from Liston, NSW. He was aged twenty-one. He applied for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector. This was not granted. He refused to obey a call-up notice and pleaded guilty in court. Magistrate K Webb said he did not believe Max was a conscientious objector and sentenced him to two years jail. Max made a second application to be registered as a conscientious objector with full exemption from military duties. This was granted and he was released from jail.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, November/ December 1968; p.1; May/ June 1970, p.4; May/ June/ July/ August 1971, p.11.; Canberra Times 5 December 1968, p.3.