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.
