Family Name:
Waddy
Given Names:
Ronald
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1934
Death-Date:
NA
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
18-19 years old
Location:
WA
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for total exemption of military duties as a conscientious objector
[2] Refused to register and enlist
Court Name and Location:
[1] Police Court, Perth
[2] Police Court, Perth
Court Hearing Date:
[1] August 1951
[2] 8 July 1952
Court Outcome:
[1] Granted exemption from combatant military duties only
[2] Fined £10 for non-registering and military detention for refusing to enlist
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Ronald Waddy was from Western Australia. He was a Quaker, and as a member of that historic peace church could have expected he be exempted from all military duties. His application for total exemption was dismissed and he was granted exemption from combatant duties only. He appeared at the Police Court in Perth during August 1951, where he was assigned to the ambulance corps. He was opposed to any association with the military, but the National Service Act 1951 lacked a right of appeal to a higher court, at this time. Ronald opted for conscientious non-compliance with the Act. He refused to register and refused to obey a call-up notice. On 1 July 1952 at the Perth Police Court he was fined £10 for refusing to register and sentenced to military detention for refusing to enlist.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No1 We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, pp.236 and 18-19.
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