Family Name:
Jones
Given Names:
Arthur
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
12 September 1913
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age:
30
Location:
VIC, Jamieson
Occupation:
Farmer
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Failure to enroll under Defence Act and National Security (General) Regulations.
Court Name and Location:
Mansfield Court of Petty Sessions, VIC
Court Hearing Date:
4 August 1943
Court Outcome:
7 days imprisonment for refusal to pay fine, + 1 month imprisonment for refusal to enrol in Manpower.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Arthur Jones was a member of the Christadelphian Ecclesia and at farmer at Mansfield VIC. He was married to Barbara Jones, who was also fined.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney General’s Department, NAA: A472, W15262, Item ID 101568. Title: ‘Prosecutions. National Security (Manpower) Regs. F.R. McKinlay and sixteen others of Christadelphian sect’.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 