Family Name:
Robb
Given Names:
William L
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Married
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
VIC, Newmarket
Occupation:
Minister of Religion
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Unknown
Court Name and Location:
Unknown
Court Hearing Date:
Unknown
Court Outcome:
Unknown
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
William Robb was a Minister in the Churches of Christ. He was Joint Hon Secretary of the APPU (VIC) in 1939, and a member of the CO’s Central Committee. He attended a medical at Parkville and informed the Area Officer that he would refuse to enlist. The outcome of his stance is unknown, nor why a Minister of Religion (usually an exempt category) was called upon to take a medical, presumably prior to being called up for military service.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: A8911/1, 111, Item ID 821546. Title: Peace Movements – Victorian State Pacifist Council; Wilson ‘A Question of Conscience’, p. 111-12.
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