FALLDING, John

Family Name:

Fallding

Given Names:

John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1922

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single

Age/ Age Range:

20-22

Location:

NSW, Sydney.

Occupation:

Accountant

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.

Court Name and Location:

Magistrate’s Court, Glebe, NSW.

Court Hearing Date:

2 April 1942

Court Outcome:

Ordered to perform civil work as directed by Minister for Labour and National Service.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

John Fallding was Treasurer of the NSW branch of the Peace Pledge Union, a member of the Methodist Church, and a member of the Conscientious Objectors’ Group in Sydney. He was sent to do forestry work and lived in a camp at Olney, NSW, for 2 years.

Confirmatory Sources:

Attorney-General’s Department, NAA (ACT), A8911/1, 117, Item ID 821556. Title: Peace Movements – Conscientious Objectors; J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series MS 7049; John Fallding, interview with Bobbie Oliver, Sydney, 29 September 1995.