Family Name:
Sherrah
Given Names:
Ronald Keith
Gender:Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown
Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
SA, Walkerville
Occupation:
Minister of Religion
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Failure to take oath of enlistment
[2] Appeal.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Wentworth, NSW
[2] Unknown.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 19 June 1941
[2] 1943.
Court Outcome:
[1] 6 months imprisonment
[2] Unknown.
Military Event:
World War II
Further Information:
Ronald Sherrah was a Jehovah’s Witness. He served his sentence in Broken Hill Prison.
Confirmatory Sources:
Sun (Sydney), 20 June 1941, p. 6; Attorney-General’s Department, National Archives of Australia Accession no 472, Control symbol W3650, 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.
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