CHAPMAN, A W G

Family Name:

Chapman

Given Names:

A.W.G.

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1912.

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Married

Age/ Age Range:

Location:

ACT, Turner

Occupation:

Letterpress Machinist, Government Printing Office

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Canberra, ACT.

Court Hearing Date:

7 October 1942.

Court Outcome:

Magistrate ruled the court had no jurisdiction.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

A.W.G. Chapman was born at Corranbong NSW in 1912. He was married and belonged to a non-denominational Christian group. He applied for civil work on 8 April 1942, but when he appeared in court on 7 October 1942, the Magistrate ruled that he had no jurisdiction to judge the case. The Area Officer stated that the Army was prepared to enlist Chapman as a non-combatant without an order being made. The outcome is unknown.

Confirmatory Sources:

ACT Magistrates’ Court Series A970, File CA4/42.