Family Name:
Lamont
Given Names:
John Christopher
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
1945
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
20 years old
Location:
WA, Kojonup
Occupation:
Farmer
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objection-Pacifism Religious
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
Application for full exemption from military service
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
CPS, Albany
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:1 July 1965
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
Granted full exemption from military service
Military Event and Peace Activism Period:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
John Lamont was from Kojonup in Western Australia. He was a farmer. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses which are opposed to war and the military. Magistrate PV Smith of the Albany court granted him full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. John reminded the magistrate that Jehovah’s Witnesses never fight.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.; Western Australian, 2 July 1965, p.1.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 