THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

McCawley

Given Names:

Douglas Ross

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age/ Age Range:

Early 20s

Location:

NSW

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector-Pacifism Religious

Reason for Court/ Tribunal Appearance:

Application for exemption from military service

Court/ Tribunal Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Sydney

Court/ Tribunal Hearing Date:6 January 1967

Court/Tribunal Outcome:

Granted exemption from combatant duties

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

Douglas McCawley was from New South Wales. He was a Buddhist. He applied for exemption from military service during 1967. His hearing was before Magistrate Rodgers at the Sydney Magistrates Court on 6 January 1967. He was exempted from combatant duties. It is not known if he appealed.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, January 1967, p.3.