Family Name:
Forster
Given Names:
Rowan Geoffrey
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown, possibly 1950
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
VIC
Occupation:
Unknown
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
Failure to register for national service
Court Name and Location:
Magistrates Court, Canterbury
Court Hearing Date:
30 September 1971
Court Outcome:
Unknown. He was during 1972 referred under reg, 32A and deemed to be a conscientious objector under the National Service Act 1964
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Rowan Forster was from Victoria, He refused to register for national service for the January 1970 intake, an offence under the National Service Act 1964 (NSA). He had a court hearing on 30 September 1971 at the Canterbury Magistrates Court. Magistrate Proppisch presided. The court outcome is unknown. During 1972 he was referred under reg. 32A of the NSA to examine whether he held conscientious objector beliefs as defined by the NSA. He was deemed to have such and was registered as a conscientious objector with total exemption from all military duties.
Confirmatory Sources:
NAA, MP1357/1, item barcode number 12248074, control symbol 71, Title: Conscientious Objector Register, 16/11/1972. Registration number 2157527.
Peacemaker, May/ June 1970, p.4.
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