CHAPMAN, Ian David

Family Name:

Chapman

Given Names:

Ian David

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

VIC

Occupation:

Assistant Building Surveyor

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious objector – Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

Applied for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Court of Petty Sessions, Melbourne

Court Hearing Date:

14 March 1968

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Ian Chapman was an Assistant Building Surveyor from Victoria. He was a member of the Assemblies of God and based his application for full exemption from military duties on his Christian pacifism. Magistrate Foley granted full exemption in the Melbourne Court of Petty Sessions on 14 March 1968.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, April 1968, p.3.