Family Name:
Edser
Given Names:
Graham Neil
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
QLD, Toowoomba
Occupation:
Pattern Maker
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, Pacifism Religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
Applied for exemption from combatant duties
Court Name and Location:
Unknown, Unknown
Court Hearing Date:
26 April 1968
Court Outcome:
Granted exemption from combatant duties
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Grahan Edser was a Pattern Maker from Toowoomba, Queensland. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He applied for and was granted exemption from combatant duties, as was common for members of that church. His main argument was adherence to the sixth commandment Thou shalt not kill. The hearing was held 26 April 1968 before magistrate Peacock
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker May/ June 1968, p.3.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 