Family Name:
Potter
Given Names:
Oswald Spencer
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW
Occupation:
Civil engineer with Sydney Municipal Council.
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, Hornsby, NSW.
Court Hearing Date:
3 August 1942.
Court Outcome:
Ordered to perform civilian work.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Oswald Potter was a Methodist
Confirmatory Sources: J.G. Somerville Papers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Series MS7049.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 