Family Name:
Tilley
Given Names:
Dennis Alwyn
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC, Mildura
Occupation:
Truck Driver
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
Application for exemption from military service
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
Magistrates Court, Mildura
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:
14 September 1966
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
Granted exemption from combatant duties as a conscientious objector
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Dennis Tilley was a Truck Driver from Mildura in Victoria. He applied for exemption from military service. It is unknown if he applied for full exemption or from combatant duties only. His hearing was on 14 September 1966 in the Mildura Magistrates Court before Magistrate Hayes. Dennis told the court that he belonged to an undenominational Christian organisation and had been brought up to believe in the Bible and its teachings. The magistrate granted him exemption from combatant military duties.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, October 1966, p.3.
