Family Name:
Bishop
Given Names:
Gerald A
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
VIC, Fitzroy
Occupation:
Social Worker
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for complete exemption from war service as a conscientious objector.
Court Name and Location:
VIC
Court Hearing Date:
1944
Court Outcome:
Unknown
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Gerald Bishop was a Social Worker with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence in Fitzroy, Victoria. He was also General Secretary of the Federal Pacifist Council 1944, and a member of the Christian Pacifist Movement. He asked for complete exemption from either military or civilian service as he believed that his work was more important than anything he could do for the war effort.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney-General’s Department, NAA (ACT), A8911, 111, Item ID 821556. Title: Peace Movements – Conscientious Objectors.
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