Family Name:
Hardy
Given Names:
Kenneth
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown.
Age/Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW
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] Quarter Sessions, Sydney NSW
[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] 3months imprisonment with hard labour, served at Long Bay Prison/Emu Plains.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Kenneth Hardy was a member of the Christadelphian sect, and a cousin of Alan and John Hardy. He and his cousins 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. Kenneth 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. 7.
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