Family Name:
Deans
Given Names:
Sydney Rawson
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1909
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Married
Age/ Age Range:
31
Location:
NSW, Castle Crag, Willoughby.
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, North Sydney, NSW
Court Hearing Date:
10 April 1942.
Court Outcome:
Ordered to perform civil duties.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Rawson Deans was a member of the Congregational Church. He was married to Nancy (nee De Vine). He served as Chair of APPU (NSW Branch), and Honorary Secretary of the Inter-Churches Commission and the CO’s Group of NSW.
Confirmatory Sources: Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: A8911/1, 1312, Item ID 21519288. Title: Federal Pacifist Council – Part 1; Reverend Frank Coaldrake Papers, University of Melbourne Archives Accession:80/156; 101/19, Box 2, item 1.
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