Family Name:
Bain
Given Names:
George Douglas Frederick
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown.
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for exemption from military service
[2] Refusal to take the oath of enlistment.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown
[2] Glebe Court of Petty Sessions, Sydney, NSW
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown
[2] 3 August 1942.
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties
[2] Sentenced to 3 months hard labour.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
George Bain was a Jehovah’s Witness and a member of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. He applied for exemption from military service but was ordered to perform non-combatant duties. When he refused to take the oath of service, he was sentenced to prison with three months hard labour. Confirmatory Sources: The Newcastle Sun, 4 August 1942, p2.
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