GILLING, Jeremy

Family Name:

Gilling

Given Names:

Jeremy

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown, probably 1948

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably Single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

NSW, Castlecrag

Occupation:

Economics Student

Primary Motivation:

Draft Resister

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Refusal to register for the January 1968 intake

[2] Failed to attend court

[3] Refusal to attend medical examination and failure to attend court

[4]Refusal to attend court

[5] Application for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

[6] Second application for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown, Sydney

[2] Unknown, Sydney

[3] Unknown, Sydney

[4] Unknown, Sydney

[5] Unknown, Sydney

[6] Magistrates Court, Sydney

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 9 December 1968

[2] 28 July 1969

[3 20 August196

[4] 28 November 1969

[5] 18 April 1970

[6] 30 November 1971

Court Outcome:

[1]Fined $40 plus $17 costs or 29 days jail in lieu of payment. Served 29 days jail as fine unpaid.

[2] Warrant issued to enable police to compel court attendance and if refusal a second time to attend the medical exam then immediate 7 days jail

[3]Arrrested and remanded on bail until University exams completed

[4] Sentenced to 7 days jail. Fine was paid.

[5] The application for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector was not granted.

[6] The second appliaction for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector was granted.

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Jeremy Gilling was an Economics Student and Arts Graduate from New South Wales. He informed the Ministerthat he was not going to register under the National Service Act for the January 1969 intake. He was convicted of that offence on 9 December and fined $40 plus $17 costs or 29 days in jail in lieu of non-payment. Jeremy did not attend court. He did not pay the fine and was arrested and spent 29 days in jail. A warrant was issued to enbale police to bring him to court. Jeremy refused to attend the mandatory medical examination. The court on 12 May 1969, ruled that if he failed to do so a second time he will be immediately jailed for 7 days in addition to the requirement to pay the original fine for non-registration. He was summonsed to court again and did not appear. He was arrested on 20 August 1969 and remanded on bail so he could complete his University exams. He was convicted on 28 November 1969 and was again fined $40 plus $17 costs or 29 days jail in lieu of payment plus 7 days jail. This fine was paid. Jeremy applied for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector. It was not granted. A second application was granted by Magistrate BT Irwin of the Sydney Magistrates Court on 30 November 1971.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, January/ February 1969, p.6; July/ August 1969, p.5; November/ December 1969,p. 8; May/ June 1970, p. 4; August/ September 1970, p. 7; October/ November,1970, p.6; May/ June/ July/ August 1971, p11; September/ December 1971, p.12.