Family Name:
Mear
Given Names:
Lionel
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
2 June 1888
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Married.
Age Range:
55
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:
Court of Petty Sessions, Mansfield, VIC.
Court Hearing Date:
4 August 1943.
Court Outcome:
7 days plus 1 month imprisonment.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Lionel Mear was a member of a Christadelphian community of farmers at Jamieson, VIC. He was married to Laura Mear.
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.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 