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.
