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.
