THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Augustine

Given Names:

Andrew

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1919

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single

Age/ Age Range:

22

Location:

VIC, Fitzroy

Occupation:

Clerk

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Refusal to take the oath of enlistment.

Court Name and Location:

Frankston, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

20 May 1941.

Court Outcome:

Put on a good behaviour bond of £20 for the duration of the war (under Crimes Act of 1914).

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Andrew Augustine was a member of the New Testament Church, and of the Goodwill Service Community, a pacifist community in Fitzroy in inner Melbourne, where several conscientious objectors found support. In early 1941, he signed a petition addressed the Attorney-General, W.M. Hughes, requesting alternatives of civilian service for men who refused to undertake military service. The day after his conviction, Augustine received a summons from the army to report again and take the oath. The outcome is unknown.

Confirmatory Source:

The Peacemaker, June 1941, p.3.