Family Name:
McKinlay
Given Names:
Gwenneth
Gender:
Female
Birth-date:
7 June 1919
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Married.
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.
Court Name and Location:
Court of Petty Sessions, Mansfield, VIC.
Court Hearing Date:
4 August 1943.
Court Outcome:
7 days imprisonment.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Gwenneth McKinlay was a member of a Christadelphian community of farmers in Jamieson, VIC. Along with other women in the community, she imprisoned for 7 days for refusing to register under the Manpower Regulations.
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.
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