Family Name:
Van de Veil
Given Name:
Stanislas Johannes
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
1945
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
20 years old
Location:
VIC, Seaford
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
[1] Application for full exemption from military service
[2] Appeal against not being granted full exemption
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
[1] Magistrates Court, Melbourne
[2] District Court, Melbourne
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date
[1] 7 June 1965
[2] November 1965
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
[1] Application for full exemption was not granted
[2] Granted exemption from combatant duties only
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Stanislas Van de Veil was a 20-year-old from West Footscray in Victoria. He applied for full exemption from military service. His family migrated from Holland in 1949. At the court hearing on 7 June 1965, he informed that court he had an abhorrence of firearms. This was because at age 15 he had accidentally blinded his brother in an eye with a air gun. He also stated that his father had been a conscientious objector in Holland. His application was dismissed. He appealed the decision and in early November 1965 Judge Mitchell dismissed the appeal but exempted Stanislas from combatant duties only. The Judge stated that blinding his brother in the eye with an air gun was not relevant to court hearing. He complied and undertook the mandatory medical examination. He was rejected on medical grounds and so was not called-up for military service.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, July/ August 1965, p.3.; September/ October 1965, p.3.; January/ February 1966, p.3.; May/ June 1966, p.3; Daily News, 17 June 1966, p.3.; Canberra Times, 18 June 1965, p.12.; 5 November 1965, p.9.
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