THE AUSTRALIAN PEACE HONOUR ROLL

Family Name: Appleby

Given Names: Harry Hunwick

Gender: Male

Birth-date: 1894

Death-date: Unknown

Marital Status:

Age/ Age Range: 22

Location: South Yarra, VIC

Occupation: Sign Writer

Primary Motivation: Conscientious Objector – Religious Pacifist

Reason for Court Appearance: Application to serve as a non-combatant.

Court Name and Location:

• Bendigo Magistrates Court
• Exemptions Court, Inglewood, Vic

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Court Hearing Date:

• 29 October 1916
• November 1916?

Court Outcome:

• Transferred to the Inglewood Exemptions Court as that was nearer applicant’s home.
• granted non-combatant duties.

Military Event:          

World War 1 1914-1918.

Further Information: Harry Appleby was an Anglican.  He was prepared to serve as a non-combatant but said that he “could not undertake any duties near the fighting as I faint at the sight of blood”. He was certain that he could not kill anyone.

Confirmatory Sources: Inglewood Exemptions Court Register, Public Record Office (Victoria) accession no. 10950/1; Bendigo Advertiser, 30 October 1916.