PIKE, Mervyn

Family Name:

Pike

Given Names:

Mervyn

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Married.

Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

VIC, Ballarat

Occupation:

Unknown.

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for exemption as a Conscientious Objector
[2] Refusal to obey orders or wear uniform

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown
[2] Geelong, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] Unknown
[2] December? 1942

Court Outcome:

[1] Application dismissed because military prosecutor told the court that Pike had taken the oath.
[2] 28 days detention at Royal Park, Melbourne.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

Mervyn Pike was married with children. He was a member of the Assemblies of God in Ballarat. His application for registration as a conscientious objector was dismissed because the military prosecutor told the court that Mervyn had taken the oath of enlistment. When he taken into military custody, he refused to wear the uniform and was detained for 28 days.

Confirmatory Sources:

The Peacemaker, 1 February 1942, p.1. P. Wilson, ‘A question of conscience. Pacifism in Victoria, 1938 – 1945’, Ph. D. Thesis, La Trobe University, 1984, pp.208-9.