Family Name:
Walker
Given Names:
Alan
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC, Carlton
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
Refused to register for national service
Court Name and Location:
Magistrates Court, Coburg
Court Hearing Date:
23 March 1971
Court Outcome:
Convicted and fined
Military Event:
National Service and the Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Alan Walker was from Carlton, an inner suburb of Melbourne. He refused to register under the National Service Act 1964 (NSA) for the 1970 intake. At the Coburg Magistrates Court on 23 March 1971, he was convicted under the NSA and was fined. It is unknown if he continued with his non-compliance and whether he had further dealings with the authorities.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, May/ June 1970, p.4; March/ April 1971, p.11; May/ June/ July/ August, p.12.
Bobbie Oliver, Hell! No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.263.
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