THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name:

Scholz

Given Names:

John Clyde

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Unknown, possibly 1934

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Unknown, probably single

Age:

18 years old

Location:

SA

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious Objection

Reason for Court Appearance:

[1] Applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector

[2] Sought leave to appeal

Court Name and Location:

[1] Unknown, South Australia

[2] Appeal Court, Adelaide

Court Hearing Date:

[1] Early September 1953

[2] Late September 1953

Court Outcome:

[1] Granted exemption from combatant duties only

[2] Judgement was reserved, later appeal disallowed

Military Event:

National Service 1951-1959

Further Information:

John Scholz was from South Australia. He applied for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1951.  The magistrate granted him exemption from combatant duties only. John sought leave to appeal the decision.  The judgement was reserved. Later the court ruled that John’s appeal was not sent in due time and there were no special circumstances beyond his control to warrant the appeal being allowed. It is unknown what happened next for John.

Confirmatory Sources:

Peacemaker, October 1953, p.2; November 1953, p.2.