Family Name:
Tubman
Given Names:
Lindsay William
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1935
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
19 years old
Location:
NSW, Rolland Plains
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
[2] Refusal to wear military uniform
Court Name and Location:
[1] Magistrate Court, New South Wales
[2] Unknown, New South Wales
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 8 May 1954
[2] Pre-June 1954
Court Outcome:
[1] Granted exemption from combatant military duties only
[2] Committed to a prescribed authority and sent to Holsworthy Military Prison
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Lindsay Tubman was from Rolland Plains in New South Wales. He was a member of the Christian Assemblies, as was his brother Peter. Both applied, on the basis of their religious beliefs, for total exemption from military duties as conscientious objectors under the National Service Act 1951 (NSA). On 8 May 1954 the magistrate granted Lindsay exemption from combatant military duties only. He paid his own fares to present himself to the army authorities in accordance with the call-up notice. Lindsay refused to wear the military uniform. He was then incarcerated at Holsworthy Military Prison in New South Wales. He would be expected to serve at least 176 days which was equal to the military training time required under the NSA. He was in Holsworthy in June 1954 when Vivienne Abraham of the Federal Pacifist Council of Australia, visited conscientious objectors held there. It was reported that they were well-treated.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.236.
Peacemaker, September/ October 1954, p.2.
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