Family Name:
Patrick
Given Names:
Ross
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Married
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Applied for conditional exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, North Sydney, NSW.
Court Hearing Date:
1943.
Court Outcome:
Granted civil duties. Sent to State Forestry Camp, Quorrobolong NSW.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Ross Patrick was a member of the Congregational Church. He was married with one child. Although he was ordered to perform civil work, the court decision was subject to appeal by the military authorities.
Confirmatory Sources:
Australian Peace Pledge Union Papers, Box 5; J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series MS 7049.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 