TILLEY, Dennis Alwyn

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.