THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Hills

Given Names:

Leslie John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1915

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

27

Location:

NSW, Sydney

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector.

Court Name and Location:

Magistrate’s Court, Kogarah, NSW.

Court Hearing Date:

27 April 1942.

Court Outcome:

Application rejected.

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Leslie Hills gave his objection to military service as not wishing to be ‘yoked with unbelievers’.

Confirmatory Sources:

J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library Australia, Canberra, Series MS 7049.