THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Christopher

Given Names:

T.

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

NSW, Albury

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifist

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Unknown
[2] Unknown

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown
[2] Sydney

Court Hearing Date:

[1] Unknown
[2] 1942

Court Outcome:         

[1] Imprisonment – length of term unknown
[2] Six months imprisonment.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Mr Christopher was a Jehovah’s Witness. It is likely that he was charged with refusal to take the oath of enlistment.

Confirmatory Sources: 

Peacemaker, 1 December 1942, p. 1; Attorney-General’s Commonwealth Police Files, NAA (Vic): MP 742/1, 232/15/85, Item ID 391447. Title: Exemption of Jehovah’s Witnesses..