CARLE, Stephen John

Family Name:

Carle

Given Names:

Stephen John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Uknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

23 years old

Location:

VIC, Chelsea

Occupation:

Printer

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

Applied for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Court of Petty Sessions, Melbourne

Court Hearing Date:

13 December 1968

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam 1964-1972

Further Information:

Stephen Carle was from Chelsea in Victoria and was aged 23 years. He worked as a printer. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military duties by Magistrate P Monkhurst in the Melbourne Court of Petty Sessions on 13 December 1968. He described himself as an atheist, by one who had an instinctive belief that human life was supreme. He stated he could not be a party to taking human life.

Confirmatory Sources:Peacemaker, January/ February 1968, p.3.;Canberra Times, 13 December 1968, p.9.