BURDON, Philip Owen

Family Name:

Burdon

Given Names:

Philip Owen

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1945

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/Age Range:

20 years old

Location: TAS, New Norfolk

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for full exemption from military duties
[2] Appeal against the decision to not grant full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown, Hobart
[2] Supreme Court of Tasmania, Hobart

Court Hearing Date

[1] 1965

[2[ 26 October 1965
Court Outcome:

[1] Application was dismissed
[2] Granted exemption from combatant duties only

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Philip Owen Burdon was a 20-year-old from New Norfolk in Tasmania. He was a Seventh Day Adventist. In early 1965 he applied for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector. His application was dismissed. He appealed the decision. Philip was granted exemption from combatant duties only by Justice Crawford of the Supreme Court of Tasmania on 20 October 1965.It is unknown if he further appealed the decision.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p3; January/ February 1966, p.3; West Australian, 27 October 1965, p.18.