Family Name:
Ritchie
Given Names:
George
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
NSW, Belmore
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for exemption as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal
[3] Failure to take oath.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Campsie, NSW
[2] District Court, Sydney
[3] Unknown.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown
[2] 4 October 1943
[3] 18 October 1943.
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to undertake non-combatant duties
[2] Appeal rejected. Ordered to serve 6 months imprisonment with hard labour (changed to 6 months imprisonment).
[3] Commuted to 1 month imprisonment.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
George Ritchie was a Christadelphian.
Confirmatory Sources: Attorney General’s Department, NAA: A472, W15262, Item ID 101568. Title: Prosecutions. National Security (Manpower) Regs. F.R. McKinlay and sixteen others of Christadelphian sect.
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