CLARK, Peter

Family Name:

Clark

Given Names:

Peter

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

VIC

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Draft Resister

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Refusal to register for National service

[2] Refusal to pay a fine for refusal to register

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown. Oakleigh

[2] Unknown, Unknown

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 22 June 1969

[2] 1971

Court Outcome:

[1] Fined $40 plus $21.50 costs for refusal to register

[2] Jailed for 8 days for refusal to pay the fine

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Peter Clarke was from Victoria and he refused to register for the July 1969 intake under the National Service Act . He was convicted at the Oakleigh court and fined $40 plus $21.50 costs. He refused to pay the fine and was convicted and jailed for 8 days for that offence. He was a referral by the Government under reg.32A. His name appears on a list dated 17 August 1972. He was referred by the Minister under reg. 32. He was granted exemption as a conscientious objector. It was often employed as a means by which the government could neutralise troublesome young men in an attempt to minimise political dammage to it.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, November/ December 1969, p.8; May/ June 1970, p.4; August/ September 1970, p.7; January/ February 1971, p10.

NAA MP1357/1, item barcode number 12248074, control symbol 71, Title: Conscientious Objector Register, 17/8/1972. Full exemption. Registration number 2138711.