HILL, Colin

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.