THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Alliss

Given Names:

Royce Charles

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single

Age/ Age Range:

1924

Location:

WA, Cottesloe

Occupation:

Milk Carter

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism 

Reason for Court Appearance:

Refusal to take the oath of enlistment.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Police Court, Perth WA.
[2] Police Court, Perth WA

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 29 September 1942
[2] 16 December 1942.

Court Outcome:

[1] 3 months’ imprisonment
[2] 4 months imprisonment

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Royce Alliss was a Jehovah’s Witness. In court on 29 September 1942, he stated that he would rather go to jail that take the oath of enlistment in the military services. At his second court appearance he again refused to take the oath, stating “I am a conscientious objector”.

Confirmatory Source:

Daily News (Perth), 29 September 1942, p. 10; Daily News (Perth), 16 December 1942, p. 10.