Family Name:
Shackleton
Given Names:
William Leslie
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1923
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Single
Age/ Age Range:
19
Location:
WA, Bayswater
Occupation:
Bicycle builder
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Applied for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal of court decision
Court Name and Location:
[1] Court of Summary Jurisdictions, Perth, WA
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 1 April 1942
[2] 8 September 1942
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties
[2] Appeal relegated to CCC.
Military Event:
World War II.
Further Information:
William Shackleton was a Jehovah’s Witness. When he appealed court decision ordered him to perform noncombatant duties, Justice Dwyer, changed this to an order to enrol for the Civil Construction Corps (CCC), which some also objected to as military work under civilian control. It is unknown if Shackleton attempted another appeal, but there is no court record of him doing so in 1943.
Confirmatory Sources:
Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1942/12.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 