MORGAN, Richard Alan

Family Name:

Morgan

Given Names:

Richard Alan

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1937

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

17 years old

Location:

WA, Collie

Occupation:

Dry Cleaner

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

Applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

Court Name and Location:

Police Court, Collie

Court Hearing Date:

16 November 1955

Court Outcome:

Application was granted

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Richard Morgan was from Collie in Western Australia. He was a Dry Cleaner by trade and was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness. On the basis of his religious beliefs, he applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. His court hearing was at the Police Court in Collie before Magistrate RP Rodriguez on 16 November 1955. His application was granted.

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.228.