Family Name:
Park
Given Names:
Colin Neville
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
1945
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age/ Age Range:
20 years old
Location:
QLD, Woolloonabba
Occupation:
National Serviceman
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector
Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:
[1] Application for exemption from combatant military service
[2] Application for full exemption from military service
Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:
[1] Unknown, Brisbane
[2] Magistrates Court, Sydney
Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:
[1] October 1965
[2] 30 May 1966
Court/Tribunal Outcome:
[1] Granted exemption from combatant duties
[2] Application for full exemption was not granted and applicant ordered back to the army to undertake non-combatant duties
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Colin Park was a 20-year-old from Woolloonabba a suburb of Brisbane. He was a Christadelphian He applied for and was granted exemption from combatant military service during October 1965. After much thought and study during his first 11 days in military camp he decided to make an application for full exemption from all types of military service. The application was heard by Magistrate Rodgers in Sydney on 30 May 1966. The magistrate dismissed his application and ruled Colin must return to the army and resume non-combatant military duties. It is likely he was granted full exemption on appeal.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, March/ April 1966, p.3; May/ June 1966, p.3; Vivienne Abraham Documents, Colin Park File.
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