Family Name:
Gubbings
Given Names:
Richard Stayn
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1945
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably Single
Age/ Age Range:
20 Years old
Location:
VIC, East Hawthorn
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from combatant military service
Court Name and Location:
Magistrates Court, Melbourne
Court Hearing Date:
10 June 1965
Court Outcome:
Exemption from combatant military duties was granted
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Richard Gubbings was a 20-year-old from East Hawthorn in Victoria. He stated that he was an agnostic but was a former member of the Church of England. He said, “it is to be beyond his moral and conscientious ability to bear arms. He was not trying to evade military duty and was prepared to serve in non-combatant duties”. He made application during 1965 for exemption from combatant military duties. The magistrate EL Ross granted Richard exemption from combatant duties on 10 June 1965.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, June 1965, p.1.; September/ October 1965, p.3.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 