Family Name:
Green
Given Names:
Peter Vincent
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably Single
Age/ Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC, Greensborough
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, Pacifist Humanist
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for full exemption from military duties
Court Name and Location:
Court of Petty Sessions, Melbourne
Court Hearing Date:
23 January 1969
Court Outcome:
Granted full exemption from military duties
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Peter Green was from Greensborough in Victoria. He made application for full exemption from military duties based on his humanist pacifism. His hearing was at the Court of Petty Sessions in Melbourne on 23 January 1969. Magistrate LSF Smith granted him full exemption from military duties. On the same day at the same court Magistrate Smith heard applications from Jeffrey Bowater and Geoffrey Sandy. The former’s application was not granted whilst the latter’s was.
Confirmatory Sources:
Register of Convictions, Orders and Other proceedings, 30 January 1969, Court of Petty Sessions, Melbourne.
Interview of Peter Green by Geoffrey A Sandy, 7 June 2018.
