HOSKING, Trevor John

Family Name:

Hosking

Given Names:

Trevor John

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1937

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

SA, Woodville West

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

Court Name and Location:

Unknown, South Australia

Court Hearing Date:

27 September 1955

Court Outcome:

Application was granted

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Trevor Hosking was from Woodville West, a suburb of Adelaide. He applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951.He was heard on the 27 September 1955 and the magistrate granted his application.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, December 1955, p.1.

Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.223.