BARRETT, Phillip Martin

Family Name:

Barrett

Given Names:

Phillip Martin

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1933

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

19 years old

Location:

QLD, Bulimba

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, Religious

Reason for Cour Appearance:

Application for total exemption of military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Brisbane

Court Hearing Date:

18 January 1952

Court Outcome:

Application was granted

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Phillip Barrett was from Bulima in Queensland. He was 19-years-old and a Jehovah’s Witness. He applied for total exemption from all military duties on religious grounds. Magistrate McKenna at the Brisbane Court granted his application on 18 January 1952.

Confirmatory Sources:

Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go1 Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.214.