Family Name:
Leppard
Given Names:
E
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1934
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
18-19 years of age
Location:
NSW
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
Probably applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
Court Name and Location:
Unknown, New South Wales
Court Hearing Date:
1952-1953
Court Outcome:
Application was dismissed
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
E Leppard was from New South Wales and was a Christadelphian by religion. On the basis of his religious beliefs, he would have applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951 (NSA). The application was either dismissed or he was granted exemption from combatant military duties only. It is unknown if he appealed the decision. If he did it was dismissed. He was incarcerated in Holsworthy Military Prison for at least 176 days which was equal to the military training time prescribed under the NSA. He was expected to be released by the end of 1954. It was reported that conscientious objectors were well-treated at Holsworthy.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.226.
Peacemaker, September/ October 1954, p.2.
THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL 