Family Name: Brown
Given Names: Peter Frederick
Gender: Male
Birth-date: 1945
Death-date: Unknown
Marital Status: Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range: 20 years old
Location: VIC, Camberwell
Occupation: Railway Worker
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from combatant duties
Court Name and Location:
Unknown, Victoria
Court Hearing Date:
15 June 1967
Court Outcome:
Application for exemption from combatant duties was granted
Military Event: National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Peter Frederick Brown was a 20-year-old railway worker from Camberwell in Victoria. He was a member of the Church of England and a pacifist. He applied for exemption from combatant duties and indicated to the magistrate he was prepared to work as a medical orderly. It was remarked at the court hearing 15 June 1967 that pacifism is not held by most Anglicans. Fred Brown the faither of Peter told the hearing he had been a stretcher bearer in WW1. However, he had second thoughts about the wisdom of enlisting. Fred insisted that he sat with his son at the bench. Magistrate Walsh had to ask him to be removed. The magistrate granted Peter’s application.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.; Vivienne Abraham Documents, Peter Brown File,
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 