THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Lascars

Given Names:

Ronald

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

NSW, Blackburn

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service  

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, New South Wales

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

1967  

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted full exemption from military service

Military Event and Peace Activism Period:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Ronald Lascars was from Blackburn in New South Wales. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and therefore opposed to war and the military. He applied for full exemption from military service which was granted by Magistrate JR Scarlett.

Confirmatory Sources:Peacemaker, February 1967, p.3.