Family Name:
Morrisby
Given Names:
Donald Stanley
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:
Donald Morrisby 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 Victor Clements, 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.228.
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