THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Smith

Given Names:

Albert William George

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

18 November 1909

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

32

Location:

WA, Subiaco.

Occupation:

Minister of Religion/groundsman.

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Applied for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal of court decision.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Court of Summary Jurisdiction, Perth, WA
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 19 August 1942
[2] 23 July 1943.

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties.
[2] Struck out.

Military Event:          

World War II.

Further Information:

Albert Smith was a Jehovah’s Witness.

Confirmatory Sources:

Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1943/03