SMALLEY, Douglas

Family Name:

Smalley

Given Names:

Douglas

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

1945

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location:

VIC, West Footscray

Occupation:

Clerk

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Melbourne

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

3 June 1965

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted full exemption as a conscientious objector

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Douglas Smalley was Clerk from West Footscray in Victoria. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church but said he had not discussed his pacifist views with anyone form the church. He told Magistrate Murray, that, “he cannot think of any circumstances under which he would kill”. The magistrate granted full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. Douglas was one of the first six conscientious objection court hearings. He shared with John Lacona and Paul Waite.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, June 1965, p.1; September/ October 1965, p.3.