LUSH, Geoffrey Francis

Family Name:

Lush

Given Names:

Geoffrey Francis

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age:

Unknown

Location:

NSW, Wentworth

Occupation:

Horticulturalist

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Failure to take the oath of enlistment (under Section 76, Defence Act)
[2] Appeal.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Wentworth NSW
[2] Broken Hill NSW

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 19 June 1941
[2] 6 August 1941

Court Outcome:

[1] 6 months’ hard labour
[2] Appeal upheld; pardoned.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Geoffrey Lush was a Jehovah’s Witness.

Confirmatory Source:

Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: 472, W3650, , Item ID 100 57. Title: Conscientious Objectors (cases of G.F. Lush, R.K.Sherrah, L.E. Anderson and G.A. Scott – Remission of sentences : Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: D1915/0, SA29378, Item ID 423791. Title: Policy – Jehovah Witness.