NOACK, Nigel Leonard

Family Name:

Noack

Given Names:

Nigel Leonard

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1935

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

QLD, Townsville

Occupation:

Storeman

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, Townsville

Court Hearing Date:

1 September 1953

Court Outcome:

Application was granted

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

Nigel Noack was from Townsville in Queensland. He was a Storeman by trade. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness. Based on his religious beliefs he applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951. His hearing was at the Magistrates Court in Townsville on 1 September 1952 before Magistrate Kelher. His application was granted.

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.229.