Family Name:
Vain
Given Names:
Leslie Nilson
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown.
Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW, Drummoyne
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism (Jehovah’s Witness)
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for exemption as a conscientious objector
[2] Refusal to take oath of enlistment.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown
[2] Glebe, NSW
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown
[2] Unknown
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to enrol as a non-combatant
[2] 3 months’ imprisonment.
Military Event:
World War II
Further Information:
Leslie Vain was a Jehovah’s Witness.
Confirmatory Sources:
Correspondence in J.G. (Jim) Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series MS 7049.
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