THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Youngman

Given Names:

Ian

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:

 Ian Youngman 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, Troy, was heard at the same time. 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.