SCOTT, Gavan Alexander

Family Name:

Scott

Given Names:

Gavan Alexander

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age Range:

Unknown

Location:

NSW, Newcastle

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Unknown

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Failure to take the oath of enlistment (under Section 67, Defence Act)
[2] Application to the be exempted as a conscientious objector.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Collingwood, VIC
[2] South Melbourne.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 25 June 1941
[2] 1 April 1942.

Court Outcome:

[1] 42 days imprisonment served at Pentridge, released 4 August 1941
[2] Granted conditional exemption.

Military Event:

World War II 1939-1945

Further Information:

None

Confirmatory Sources: Attorney-General’s Department, NAA A472, W3650, Item ID 100565. Title: Conscientious Objectors (cases of G.F. Lush, R.K. Sherrah, L.E. Anderson and G.A. Scott – Remission of sentences); Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: D1915/0, SA29378, item ID 423791. Title: Policy – Jehovah’s Witnesses.