Family Name:
Skitch
Given Names:
Ralph Leslie
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Unknown
Age/ Age Range:
Unknown
Location:
SA
Occupation:
School teacher
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector – Communist.
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Prosecuted for refusing to enlist
[2] Appeal of court decision.
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown
[2] unknown.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 1940
[2] 1940
Court Outcome:
[1] Sentenced to six weeks imprisonment
[2] Unknown
Military Event:
World War II.
Further Information:
Ralph Skitch was a Communist. His objection was probably based on Russia’s Non-Aggression Pact with Germany when many Communists refused to enlist. He was granted bail to appeal.
Confirmatory Sources:
Attorney General’s Commonwealth Police Files, NAA (Vic) MP508/1, 260/701/49, Item ID 461735.
Title: Conscientious objectors: Prosecution of G.H. Opperman.
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