THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Holdcroft

Given Names:

Ronald Eric

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1921

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Single

Age/ Age Range:

19

Location:

WA, Perth.

Occupation:

Hardware Assistant/storeman

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Applied for exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector,
[2] Appeal of court decision.
[3] Refusal to take the oath of enlistment.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Police Court, Perth WA
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.
[3] Police Court, Perth, WA.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 1 April 1942
[2] 7 September 1942
[3] 12 March 1943.

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties
[2] Appeal dismissed.
[3] Sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Ronald Holdcroft was a Christadelphian.

Confirmatory Sources:

Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1942/03; Guinea Gold (Papua New Guinea), 14 March 1943, p. 2.