HOVEY, Roland John

Family Name:

Hovey

Given Names:

Roland John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1947

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

20 years old

Location:

QLD, Wynnum West

Occupation:

Labourer and Prominent Sportsman

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military duties

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Brisbane

Court Hearing Date:

7 August 1967

Court Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Roland Hovey was a 20-year-old from Wynnum West in Queensland. He was a Labourer and a prominent sportsman. He applied for full exemption from military duties. His hearing was on 7 August 1967 at the Magistrates Court, Brisbane. It was heard by Magistrate PD Steel who granted Roland full exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector. It was reported in The Tribune that the success was based on a conscientious objection to the Vietnam War. Objection to a particular war was not grounds for being registered as a conscientious objector under the National service Act 1964.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker October/ November 1967, p.3;Tribune, 13 September 1967, p.4.