Family Name:
Opperman
Given Names:
Graham Holland
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1918
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
22
Location:
SA, Woodville.
Occupation:
Civil servant
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Refusal to take the oath of military service
Court Name and Location:
Police Court, Adelaide, SA.
Court Hearing Date:
8 August 1940
Court Outcome:
Fine £20, plus £3, 13 shillings court costs.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Graham Opperman was a Jehovah’s Witness. After he lost his court case, he took the oath and was drafted into the AAMC.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney General’s Commonwealth Police Files, NAA (Vic) MP508/1, 260/701/49, Item ID 461735.
Title: Conscientious objectors: Prosecution of G.H. Opperman.
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