THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Ruffels

Given Names:

Noel Warwick

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1921

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Married

Age Range:

21

Location:

NSW

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism 

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for exemption as a Conscientious objector
[2] Refusal to take the oath of military service.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown
[2] Unknown.

Court Hearing Date: 

[1] Unknown
[2] October 1943

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform non-combatant duties; later given civil work in a forestry camp
[2] 6 months imprisonment, later reduced to 1 month (served Nov/Dec 1943).

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Noel Ruffels was a committee member of the Australian Peace Pledge Union (NSW). He was married to Patricia Webb, who was also a peace activist.

Confirmatory Sources: J.G. Somerville Papers, held by B. Oliver; Peacemaker, 20 December 1943.