THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Taylor

Given Names:

Harold Gordon

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

1903

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status

Married

Age/ Age Range:

39

Location:

ACT, Westridge

Occupation:

Truck Driver at the Brickworks

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for conditional exemption as a conscientious objector.
[2] Appeal of court decision.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Magistrate’s Court, Acton, ACT.
[2] Supreme Court, Sydney, NSW.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 7 October 1942.
[2] 30 November 1942.

Court Outcome:

[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties.
[2] Disallowed because of Senate ruling.

Military Event:          

World War II.

Further Information:

Gordon Taylor was a Christadelphian. He was born at Bega, NSW, in 1903.

Confirmatory Sources:

ACT Magistrate’s Court Series A970, item CA4/42.