THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Clements

Given Names:

Victor Paul

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1935

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

TAS, North Hobart

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:

Police Court, Hobart

Court Hearing Date:

28 September 1953

Court Outcome:

Application was granted

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

 Victor Clements was from Hobart in Tasmania and was 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 Act 1951 (NSA). His hearing was at the Hobart Police Court on 28 September 1953 before Magistrate Turner. He was granted full exemption, together with Donald Morrisby, another JW.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, November 1953, p.2.

Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.31 and p.217.