YOUNG, Peter Sydney

Family Name:

Young

Given Names:

Peter Sydney

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

1945

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location:

TAS, Scottsdale

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Unknown, Tasmania

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

1965

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted exemption from combatant duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Peter Young was a 20-year-old from Scottsdale in Tasmania. He was a member of the Christian Brethren. During 1965 he applied for full exemption from military service based on his Chrisian pacifism. He was granted exemption from combatant duties only. It is unknown if he appealed the decision.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.