HAYNES, Norman J

Family Name:

Haynes

Given Names:

Norman J.

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Single

Age/Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

VIC, Fitzroy

Occupation:

Social worker at Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Refusal to take oath of enlistment?

Court Name and Location:

Malvern, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

13 June 1941.

Court Outcome:

1 month’s imprisonment.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Norman Haynes was employed at Norman Brothers Stationers when he made his stance. He resigned to save the firm the embarrassment of sacking him when he refused to enlist. He signed a petition to the Attorney General, W.M. Hughes, asking for alternative service to war work. Haynes undertook social work with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence in inner Melbourne and lived in a community house at 175 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. He also belonged to the Christian Pacifist Movement, the Conscientious Objectors’ Group, and the Goodwill Service Community. Norman served his sentence at Pentridge Prison.

Confirmatory Source: Paul Wilson, ‘A question of conscience. Pacifism in Victoria 1838 – 1945, Ph.D. Thesis, La Trobe University, 1984, p. 183.