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.
