Family Name:
Short
Given Names:
W. Ian
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
VIC, Burwood
Occupation:
Solicitor
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
Applied for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector.
Court Name and Location:
Magistrate’s Court, Burwood, VIC.
Court Hearing Date:
1942.
Court Outcome:
Granted civil work. Ordered to work as a cane cutter in 1943.
Military Event:
World War II.
Further Information:
Ian Short was a Methodist.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney-General’s Department, NAA: A472, W43691, Title: National Service (Conscientious Objector) Regulations, Part 1.
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