Family Name:
De Lisseo
Given Names:
Gerado
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown, possibly 1951
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
20 years old
Location:
NSW. Marrickville
Occupation:
University Student
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
NA
Court Name and Location:
NA
Court Hearing Date:
NA
Court Outcome:
NA
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Gerado De Lisseo was from Marrickville in New South Wales. He was a university student studying Arts and Law. He publicly opposed the National Service Act 1964 (NSA). He wrote to Minister Snedden to inform him why he would not register for national service, for the January 1971 intake of conscripts. He also refused to attend the mandatory medical examination under the NSA. It appears Gerado was not prosecuted for these offences under the NSA. The government during 1971, and especially 1972, were reluctant to prosecute when the result would be jailing a young man. This was particularly in regard to a refusal to obey a call-up notice. This attracted 18 months’ imprisonment. The government aimed to minimize its political risk of having large numbers of young men in prison. All pending prosecutions under the NSA were stopped by the newly elected Whitlam Labor government in early December 1972.
Confirmatory Sources:
Peacemaker, March/ April 1971, p.11.
Tharunka, 18 October1972, p.6.
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