Family Name:
Longhurst
Given Names:
Bruce Goodwin
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1924
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Single
Age/ Age Range:
18
Location:
NSW, Minto
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Humanist Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, Liverpool, NSW.
Court Hearing Date:
27 July 1942.
Court Outcome:
Application rejected.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Bruce Longhurst stated that he was a pacifist, who subscribed to Gandhi’s ideas of non-violence.
Confirmatory Sources:
J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series MS 7049.
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