MOXEY, Royston Pitt

Family Name:

Moxey

Given Names:

Royston Pitt

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

14 May 1914

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Married

Age/ Age Range:

27–29

Location:

WA, South Perth

Occupation:

Newspaper sub-editor/Sawyer

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.
[2] Appeal of court decision.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Court of Summary Jurisdiction, Perth, WA.
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 19 August 1942
[2] Unknown.

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perfrm noncombatant duties.
[2] Appeal struck out.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Royston Moxey was born at Bristol, England on 14 May 1914. He was a Quaker, married, with two children. Prior to working as a sawyer, he had been a newspaper sub-editor. It is unknown if his appeal went to court. He appealed on 3 July1943 and it was struck out on 22 May 1944.

Confirmatory Sources:

Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1943/02