Family Name:
Hardy
Given Names:
John Leslie
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age/Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW, Merrylands
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifist
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application to be registered as a conscientious objector
[2] Appealed court decision.
[3] Refusal to undergo medical examination
[4] Unknown
Court Name and Location:
[1] Magistrate’s Court, Parramatta NSW
[2] Court of Quarter Sessions, Sydney
[3] Moss Vale, NSW
[4] Campbelltown NSW
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 25 August 1942
[2] 6 November 1942
[3] 24 February 1943
[4[ 20 October 1943.
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to perform non-combatant duties
[2] Appeal rejected.
[3] 3 months imprisonment with hard labour
[4] 3 months imprisonment with hard labour.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
John Hardy was a member of the Christadelphian sect, and a brother of Alan Hardy. He, his cousin and his brother were all imprisoned on the same charges in the 1943. While serving their second sentences, they were all released on 24 December 1943, instead of 19 January 1944. John served his last sentence at Long Bay Prison and Emu Plains Prison Farm.
Confirmatory Sources: Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: A472, W16947; Sydney Morning Herald, 22 October 1942, p.
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