THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

McKinlay

Given Names:

Allen Robert

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

31 October 1913

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Married

Age Range:    

30

Location:

VIC Jamieson

Occupation:

Farmer

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism 

Reason for Court Appearance:

Failure to register under National Security (Manpower) Regulations; failure to enrol for military service under National Security (General) Regulations and Defence Act 1903-40.

Court Name and Location:

Court of Petty Sessions, Mansfield, VIC

Court Hearing Date: 

4 August 1943

Court Outcome:

7 days for refusing to pay fine, plus 1 month imprisonment.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Allen Robert McKinlay was a member of the Christadelphian community of farmers at Jamieson, Victoria. He was the son of F.R. McKinlay and Elizabeth McKinlay and the brother of Douglas McKinlay. All were similarly convicted under the Manpower and Defence Acts.

Confirmatory Sources: Attorney General’s Department, National Archives of Australia Series A472, W15262, Item ID 101568. Title: Prosecutions. National Security (Manpower) Regs. F.R. McKinlay and sixteen others of Christadelphian sect.