HAYWOOD, Christopher Stephen

Family Name:

Haywood

Given Names:

Christopher Stephen

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Probably 1947

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably Single

Age/ Age Range:

21 years old

Location:

VIC, East Coburg

Occupation:

Aircraft Mechanic

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Melbourne

Court Hearing Date:

13 June 1968

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Christopher Haywood was a twenty-year-old from East Coburg a suburb of Melbourne. He applied for full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector. The hearing was at the Magistrates Court in Melbourne on 13 June 1968 and was heard by Magistrate WM Murray. Christopher informed the magistrate that he objected to war in general and the Vietnam War in particular. He objected to killing in cold blood. He thought it was possible to be both a pacifist and a boxer. A supporter added that Christopher felt there was something wrong when medical science was trying to prolong life and at the same time other forms of science were being used to destroy life. Magistrate Murray granted Christopher full exemption from military duties.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, July/ August 1968, p.3.