Family Name:
Mitchell
Given Names:
John Bernard
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
1945
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
20 years old
Location:
QLD, Mareeba
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
Application for full exemption from military service
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
Unknown, Queensland
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:
1965
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
Granted full exemption as a Conscientious Objector
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
John Mitchell was a 20-year-old from Mareeba in Queensland. He was a member of the Assembly of God and a pacifist. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector based on his Christian pacifism during 1965.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, September/ October 1965, p.3.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 