Family Name:
Hill
Given Names:
Colin
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1933
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
19 years old
Location:
QLD, Rockhampton
Occupation:
Apprentice
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal against application not granted
Court Name and Location:
[1] Unknown Queensland
[2] Unknown, Queensland
Court Hearing Date:
[1] August 1952
[2] June 1953
Court Outcome:
[1] Application was dismissed
[2] Appeal was dismissed
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Colin Hill was from Rockhampton in Queensland. He was apprenticed to a trade. He was a Christadelphian by religion. Based on his religious beliefs he applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951 (NSA). The application was dismissed in August 1952. He appealed the decision, and it was dismissed in June 1953. It was likely that he refused to comply with the military authorities and was sent to Holsworthy Military Prison in New South Wales. It was expected he would be incarcerated for at least 176 days which was equal to the time spent in military training under the NSA. He was released from Holsworthy on 10 October 1954. It was reported that the conscientious objectors held at the facility were well-treated.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.222.
Peacemaker, September/ October 1954, p.2.
