VOLLRATH, Robin Rodney

Family Name:

Vollrath

Given Names:

Robin Rodney

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1935

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

WA, Perth

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objector, religious

Reason for Court Appearance:

Application for exemption from combatant 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:

Robin Vollrath was from Perth in Western Australia. He was a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) by religion. On the basis of his religious beliefs, he applied for exemption from combatant military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. His hearing was at the Perth Magistrates Court on 10 October 1953 together with three other SDA (Till, Borodale and Bailey). All stated that their faith did not conflict with them serving in a non-combatant capacity. Magistrate Taylor granted the application.

Confirmatory Sources:

Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.236.

Peacemaker, December 1955, p.2.