ARBLASTER, Cyril Harold

Family Name:

Arblaster

Given Names:

Cyril Harold

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1935

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

19 years old

Location:

NSW, Cessnock

Occupation:

Motor Mechanic

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, Religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

[2] Appeal against dismissal of application for total exemption of military duties

Court Name and Location:

[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Maitland

[2] District Court, Maitland

Court Hearing Date:

[1] 28 April 1953

[2] 25 October 1953

Court Outcome:

[1] Application dismissed

[2] Appeal upheld

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Cyril Arblaster was a 19-year-old from Cessnock in New South Wales. He was a Motor Mechanic by trade. He was a Christian Israelite and was opposed to all forms of military service. Cyril applied for full exemption from military duties under the National Service Act 1951. On 28 April 1953, at the Court of Petty Sessions at Maitland, Magistrate CH Blackmore dismissed his application. Cyril appealed and the appeal was heard before Judge J O’Sullivan on 25 October 1953. The appeal was upheld.

Confirmatory Sources: Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, p.214.