ERNST, Martin Walter Heinz

Family Name:

Ernst

Given Names:

Martin Walter Heinz

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1945

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably Single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location: VIC,

Fitzroy

Occupation:

Wool Clerk

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Melbourne

Court Hearing Date:

17 June 1965

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Martin Ernst was a 20-year-old Wool Clerk from Fitzroy, Victoria. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness. He was born in Germany and migrated to Australia during 1949. He applied for full exemption from military duties based on his religious beliefs that totally opposed serving in the military and war. The court hearing was the magistrates court in Melbourne and heard by Magistrate J Humphries. Martin stated that war was morally wrong and that was the belief of his church. The magistrate granted him full exemption from military duties.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, July/ August 1965, p.3.; September/ October 1965, p.3.; Canberra Times 18 June 1965, p.12.; Daily News 17 June 1965, p.11.