JORGENSEN, Colin Howard

Family Name:

Jorgensen

Given Names:

Colin Howard

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1934

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age: 19 years old

Location:

QLD

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

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

[2] Appeal against grant of exemption from combatant military duties only

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown, Queensland

[2] Appeal Court, Brisbane

Cour Hearing Date:

[1] Early 1953

[2] August 1953

Court Outcome:

[1] Granted exemption from combatant military duties only

[2] Appeal was upheld

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Colin Jorgensen was from Queensland and a Christadelphian by religion. In early 1953 he applied for total exemption from military duties as a religious conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. The magistrate granted him exemption from combatant military duties only. He appealed and the judge upheld the appeal during August 1953. He was granted total exemption from military service.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker September 1953, p.2.