Family Name:
Christen
Given Names:
Kim
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1919
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Single
Age/ Age Range:
23
Location:
NSW, Moss Vale
Occupation:
School Teacher
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Rationalist Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Refusal to take oath of enlistment because he had made an affirmation
[2] Failure to attend camp when ordered to.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown
[2] Manly, NSW
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown
[2] 15 October 1942.
Court Outcome:
[1] Unknown
[2] Sentenced to 2 months imprisonment, released 14 December 1942.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Kim Christen, a former school teacher at Tudor House, Moss Vale, NSW, refused to take the oath of enlistment on the grounds that he had already made an affirmation. He described himself as a Rationalist. He failed to attend camp when ordered to and was sentenced to two months imprisonment, which he served in Long Bay Jail. He was released on 14 December 1942.
Confirmatory Source:
J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series no 7049; London Peace Society Papers, National Library of Australia, Accession No. MS 2980, Box 5, COs Group; National Advocate (Bathurst), 17 October 1942, p. 1.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 