Family Name:
Shelton
Given Names:
R.F.
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
1916
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
28
Location:
VIC, Eaglepoint
Occupation:
Pulpwood Contractor
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector.
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, Sale, VIC.
Court Hearing Date:
June 1944
Court Outcome:
Granted conditional exemption.
Military Event:
World War II.
Further Information:
R.F. Shelton was a Jehovah’s Witness.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: A8911/1, 111, Item ID 821546. Title: Peace Movements – Victorian State Pacifist Council.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 