THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Jermyn

Given Names:

F.R.

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

VIC

Occupation:

School teacher

Primary Motivation:

Unknown

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for unconditional exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.
[2] Appeal for court decision.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Magistrate’s Court, Maldon, VIC.
[2] Appeal Court, Unknown location, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] April 1942

[2] Unknown

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties.
[2] Granted Unconditional exemption from military service.

Military Event:          

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

F.R. Jermyn was charged by the Education Department with ‘not assisting the war effort’. The proceedings were dismissed by the Public Service Commissioner.

Confirmatory Sources:

P.A. Wilson, ‘A Question of Conscience’. Ph.D. Thesis, La Trobe University, 1984.