PEARSON, Ruth

Family Name:

Pearson

Given Names:

Ruth

Gender:

Female

Birth-date:

11 February 1901

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Married.

Age Range:42

Location:

VIC, Jamieson

Occupation:

Farmer

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Failure to register under National Security (ManPower) Regulations.

Court Name and Location:

Court of Petty Sessions, Mansfield, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

4 August 1943

Court Outcome:

7 days imprisonment.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Ruth Pearson was a member of a Christadelphian community of farmers at Jamieson, VIC. She was married to William Pearson.

Confirmatory Sources:

Attorney General’s Department, NAA: A472, W15262, Item ID 101568. Title: Prosecutions. National Security (Manpower) Regs. F.R. McKinlay and sixteen others of Christadelphian sect.