THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

McCutheon

Given Names:

Peter

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

VIC, Carlton

Occupation:

University Student

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Humanist

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for full exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Court of Petty Sessions, Melbourne

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:

19 September 1968

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted full exemption as a conscientious objector

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Peter McCutheon was a University Student of Carlton a suburb of Melbourne. He applied for and was granted full exemption from military service as a conscientious objector. His hearing was on 19 September 1968 at the Melbourne Court of Petty Sessions before Magistrate Scully. Peter called his former school chaplain as a witness, although his conscientious beliefs against war and violence were humanist -based rather than religious. His father Clive McCutheon was also a supporting witness.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, September/ October 1968, p.3.