Family Name:
Heldzingen
Given Names:
Errol
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
2018
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC, Boronia
Occupation:
Fireman
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
Refusal to register for national service
Court Name and Location:
Unknown, Unknown
Court Hearing Date:
9 April 1968
Court Outcome:
Fined $40 plus costs $26.50
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Errol Heldzingen was a fireman from Boronia in Victoria. He refused to register for national service in February 1967. He informed the Department of Labour and National Service of his non-compliance with the National Service Act 1964 (NSA 1964). On 9 April 1968 he was convicted of the offence and fined $40 plus costs $26.50. He paid the fine but continued his non-compliance when he failed to attend the medical examination on 29 July 1968 and another 22 August 1968. He had not been summoned to court for this offence by June 1970. Errol passed away in 2018 at the Adelaide Hospital.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, January/ February 1969, p.6; March/ April 1969, p.6; November/ December 1969, p.8; May/ June 1970, p.4.
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