Family Name:
McKenzie
Given Names:
Brendon Gollan
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
1947
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
20 years old
Location:
WA, Maylands
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Humanist
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
Application for full exemption from military service
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
Police Court, Perth
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:
27 November 1967
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
Granted full exemption as a conscientious objector
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Brendon McKenzie was a 20-year-old from Maylands in Western Australia. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector by Magistrate WE Nott at the Perth Police Court on 27 November 1967.Brendon told the magistrate, “that violence as a solution to a problem was futile and detrimental to the community and therefore immoral.” He said, “he was opposed to conscription to the army because it was an organisation which showed no respect for the individual personality and cultural upbringing of a person”.
Confirmatory Sources:
Tribune, 13 December 1967, p.4.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 