Family Name:
Brinkman
Given Names:
Jepthae M.
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW, Fairfield
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
[2] Failure to report for work with Manpower Services
[3] Appeal
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown
[2] Magistrate’s Court, Sydney, NSW.
[3] Appeal Court, Sydney, NSW.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown
[2] 15 December 1943
[3] Unknown
Court Outcome:
[1] Granted conditional exemption. Ordered to work as a cane-cutter at Broadwaters Mill, near Lismore NSW
[2] Fined £30
[3] Disallowed.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Jepthae Brinkman requested complete exemption from either military or civilian work on the grounds that he refused to ‘uphold the hands of those engaged in killing’. Ordered to undertake work as a cane-cutter, under Manpower Regulations, he failed to report and was fined £30. His appeal was disallowed by Mr Atkinson SM.
Confirmatory Sources: The Biz (Fairfield NSW), 16 December 1943; J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series no MS 7049.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 