THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

McKinlay

Given Names:

Douglas Frederick

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

24 December 1918

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age Range:

24

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 and failure to take the oath under National Security (General) Regulations and Defence Act 1903-40.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Campsie, NSW
[2] Quarter Sessions, Sydney, NSW.

Court Hearing Date: 

[1] Unknown
[2] 4 October 1943

Court Outcome:

[1] Non-combatant duties
[2] 7 days plus 1 month imprisonment month plus 6 months imprisonment (possibly served consecutively).

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information: Douglas McKinlay was a member of the Christadelphian community of farmers at Jamieson, Victoria.  He was the son of Frederick and Elizabeth McKinlay.

Confirmatory Sources:

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