THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Cockman

Given Names:

D

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

NSW

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism (Jehovah’s Witness)

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Refusal to take the oath of enlistment
[2] Unknown

Court Name and Location:

[1] Sydney?
[2] Unknown.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] Unknown
[2] 1942.

Court Outcome:

[1] Prison sentence – unknown duration
[2] 6 months prison sentence.

Military Event: World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Mr D Cockman was a Jehovah’s Witness. The 6 months sentence could have been his second term.

Confirmatory Source:

The Peacemaker, 1 December 1942, p. 1.