Family Name:
MacDonald
Given Names:
Archibald Norman
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1937
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
18 years old
Location:
QLD, Brisbane
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for exemption from combatant military duties
Court Name and Location:
Court of Petty Sessions, Brisbane
Court Hearing Date:
9 May 1955
Court Outcome:
Application was granted
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Archibald Norman was from Brisbane in Queensland. He applied for exemption from combatant military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. His Brisbane court hearing was on 9 May 1955 before Magistrate Fowler. He cited Christian scriptures, specifically the Gospel of John, chapter18, verses 10-11. He told the magistrate he could not take a life. The magistrate granted his application.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, June 1955, p.2.
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.226.
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