THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Speight

Given Names:

Dale Ian

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

1945

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location:

TAS, Lower Barrington

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Unknown, Tasmania

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

1965

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted exemption from combatant duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Dale Speight was a 20-year-old from Lower Barrington in Tasmania. On the basis of his religious beliefs, he applied for full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. He was granted exemption from combatant duties only. It is unknown if he appealed the decision.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.