WOODS, Samuel

Family Name:

Woods

Given Names:

Samuel

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown

Age/ Age Range:

26-27

Location:

VIC, Fitzroy

Occupation:

Defence Worker

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifism (Jehovah’s Witness)

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Applied for exemption as a conscientious objector
[2] Refusal to serve in military forces.

Court Name and Location:

[1] Police Court, Collingwood, VIC
[2] Police Court, Fitzroy, VIC.

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 8 April 1941
[2] 16 April 1942.

Court Outcome:

[1] 3 months imprisonment
[2] Placed on a civilian register to perform civil work when called upon.

Military Event:

World War II

Further Information:

Samuel Woods was a Jehovah’s Witness. When he appeared in court in Fitzroy on 16 April 1942, the Police Magistrate said he was ‘too dangerous to be in the army because of his beliefs’.

Confirmatory Sources:

The Peacemaker, June 1941, p. 3; The Herald (Melbourne), 16 April 1942, p. 5.