CLARE, Gordon

Family Name:

Clare

Given Names:

Gordon

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1922

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Unknown:

Unknown

Age/Age Range:

Location:

QLD, Brisbane

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifist

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for conditional registration as a CO
[2] Refusal to enlist in military service
[3] Refusal to enlist in military service.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Brisbane
[2] Brisbane
[3] Brisbane

Court Hearing Dates:

[1] Unknown
[2] March 1943
[3] Unknown.

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform military service
[2] Three months sentence
[3] Case adjourned six weeks pending appeal. Outcome unknown.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Gordon Clare was a 21-year-old Christadelphian from Brisbane, QLD. He applied for a conditional exemption as a conscientious objector to military service. This was refused and he was ordered to enlist for military service. When he refused to enlist, he appeared again in court in March 1943 and was sentenced to three months in prison, which he served. Before his sentence expired, he was again tendered the oath, which he refused to take. The day after his release, he appeared in court on the same charge of refusing to enlist. His case was adjourned for six weeks pending an appeal.

Confirmatory Source:

The Peacemaker, 15 April 1943, p1; 1 July 1943, p. 4.