Family Name:
Denford
Given Names:
Edmund
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age/Age Range:
43
Location:
NSW, Lismore
Occupation:
Farmer
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Applied to register as a Conscientious Objector
[2] Failure to take the oath/affirmation of service.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Lismore, NSW
[2] Lismore NSW
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 14 August 1942
[2] 2 November 1942
Court Outcome:
[1]Ordered to perform non-combatant duties
[2] Six months imprisonment.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Edmund Denford, a farmer at Lismore, NSW, was married with children. As a Christadelphian, he objected to enlisting for military service. On 24 June 1942, he applied for exemption on religious grounds. At his first court hearing at Lismore on 14 August 1942, Denford was ordered to perform non-combatant duties. He refused. On 2 November 1942, Denford again appeared in the Lismore Court charged with failure to take the oath or affirmation of service. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney-General’s Department, NAA (ACT), A472, W4369, Item ID: 100671, Title: Conscientious Objectors – Legislation re National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations, Part 2.
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