THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Herron

Given Names:

Gordon William

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1921

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/Age Range:

21

Location:

QLD, Annerley

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Pacifist

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Refusal to take the oath of enlistment
[2] Refusal to enlist.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Summons Court, Brisbane,QLD
[2] Summons Court, Brisbane, Qld.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 25 September 1942
[2] April 1943.

Court Outcome:

[1] 6 months imprisonment
[2] 6 months imprisonment.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Gordon Herron was a member of the Salvation Army. After serving his first sentence of six months, he was immediately summonsed to appear on the same charge of refusing to take the oath of enlistment. He served a second sentence from May 1943.

Confirmatory Sources: 

The Peacemaker, 2 November 1942, p. 1; 15 April 1943, p.1.