KIRK, James William Bearfield

Family Name:

Kirk

Given Names:

James William Bearfield

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1937

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

QLD, Paddington

Occupation:

Student

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector

Reason for Court Appearance:

Applied for exemption, either total or from combatant military duties only, as a conscientious objector

Court Name and Location:

Unknown, Queensland

Court Hearing Date:

28 August 1955

Court Outcome:

Granted exemption from combatant military duties

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

James Kirk was from Paddington in Queensland. He applied for, either total exemption or exemption from combatant military duties, as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. His court hearing was on 28 August 1955. He was exempted from combatant military duties.

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.225.