VARLEY, John

Family Name:

Varley

Given Names:

John

Gender:

Male

Birth-date:

Unknown, probably 1949

Death-date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

Early 20s

Location:

VIC, Coburg

Occupation:

University Student, Monash

Primary Motivation:

Draft Resister

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Refused to register for the July 1969 National Service intake

[2] Refused to attend the mandatory medical examination

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown, Coburg

[2] Unknown, Coburg

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 30 June 1970

[2] 30 March 1971

Court Outcome:

[1] Fined $100 plus $10.70 costs

[2] Convicted and fined and sentenced 7 days jail

Military Event:

National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972

Further Information:

John Varley was from Coburg in Victoria. He refused to register for the July 1969 intake for National Service. He was convicted and fined $100 plus $10.70 costs. This was the highest fine the courts had imposed to date, late 1970. John refused to attend the mandatory medical examination and was arrested, convicted and fined, and jailed for 7 days on 30 March 1971. He was dragged out of court by several policeman. He claimed he was mistreated in jail. John participated inthe Monash University draft resisters sanctuary event, similar to that held at Melbourne University. Police raided the latter but not that of Monash. It is unknown what happened to John after he was released from jail

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, May/ June 1970, p.7; August/ September 1970, p.7; March/ April 1971, p.11.