THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Gillies

Given Names:

John D

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably Single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location: QLD, Toowoomba

Occupation:

Postgraduate Student

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Unknown, Toowoomba

Court Hearing Date:

7 May 1971

Court Outcome:

Application for full exemption from military duties was not granted

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

John Gillies was from Toowoomba in Queensland. He applied for full exemption from military duties. At the Toowoomba Court on 7 May 1971 Magistrate J McMahon refused his application. It is unknown as to whether he appealed that decision.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ December 1971, p.?.; May/ June/ July/August 1971. p.11.