THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Hobbs

Given Names:

Cecil Roy

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1922

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

20

Location:

NSW, Haberfield

Occupation:

Assistant Buyer, Manchester Department, (store unspecified)

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, Glebe, NSW.

Court Hearing Date:

April 1942.

Court Outcome:

Conditional exemption granted.

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Cecil Hobbs was a Christadelphian.

Confirmatory Sources:

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