CARROLL, Denys Edward John

Family Name:

Carroll

Given Names:

Denys Edward John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

21 years old

Location:

SA, Hawthorn

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – religious pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Applied for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Adelaide

Court Hearing Date:

4 February 1969

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Denys Carroll was from Hawthorn in South Australia. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector by magistrate VC Matison at the hearing in the Adelaide Magistrates Court. He was a Christian pacifist and the grandson of the Anglican Bishop JS Moyes of the Diocese of New England centered on Armidale, New South Wales.

Confirmatory Sources:Peacemaker, January/ February 1969, p.3.