THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Badger

Given Names:

Donald Gibson

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

6 January 1915

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single/married in 1944

Age/ Age Range:

27-29

Location:

NSW, Surry Hills

Occupation:

Bank Officer

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for registration as a non-combatant.

Court Name and Location:

Sydney, NSW.

Court Hearing Date:

21 March 1942.

Court Outcome:

Exempted as a bank officer.

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Donald Gibson was a member of the Congregational Church.  He served on the NSW Conscientious Objectors’ Central Committee and was part of the Community House (a community of conscientious objectors and supporters in Surry Hills). Donald was exempted from military service because as a bank officer he was in a reserve occupation, as determined by Manpower.  He married in 1944. 

Confirmatory Source:

J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Accession No. MS7049.