THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Niehoff

Given Names:

Paul Geoffrey

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

1947

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

21 years old

Location:

VIC, Northcote

Occupation:

Electrical Draftsman

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Melbourne

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

13 June 1968

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted full exemption as a conscientious objector

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Paul Niehoff was 21-year-old from Northcote a suburb of Melbourne. He was an Electrical Draftsman. He applied and was granted full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. On 13 June 1968 by Magistrate WM Murray at the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court. His conscientious beliefs were grounded in religion.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, July/ August 1968, p.3.