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
