CAMERON, Laurie Robert

Family Name:

Cameron

Given Names:

Laurie Robert

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

1945

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location:

VIC, Surrey Hills

Occupation:

Electro Plater

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Humanism

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Unknown, Victorian

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

26 July 1965

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted full exemption as a conscientious objector based on his humanist beliefs.

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Laurie Cameron was a 20-year-old from Surrey Hills a suburb of Melbourne. He was an Electro Plater by trade. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military service on 27July 1965. He informed the court that although he was an agnostic, he believed life is sacred. Warfare is not a solution. In answer to a question, he stated he would refuse to work on war contracts if he was asked to do this.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.; Court Hearing Transcript 1965, held by Dr Bobbie Oliver.