Family Name:
Troy
Given Names:
Rodney Sydney
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown, possibly 1935
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
18 years old
Location:
WA
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
Court Name and Location:
Magistrates Court, Perth
Court Hearing Date:
10 October 1953
Court Outcome:
Application was granted
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Rodney Troy was from Western Australia and a member of the Jehovah’s Witness (JW). On the basis of his religious beliefs, he applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act1951. His court hearing was on 10 October 1953 at the Perth Magistrates Court, before Magistrate Taylor. Another JW, Youngman was heard at the same time. When asked if Jehovah’s Witness could serve in the Medical Corps, Rodney replied, that they regarded the Medical column as one of the five columns of war; they could learn first aid in civil life. The application was granted.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.239.
Peacemaker December 1953, p.2.
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