Family Name:
Nicholls
Given Names:
Gary
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
Unknown, possibly1951
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age Range:
Early 20s
Location:
NSW, Glebe
Occupation:
University Student
Primary Motivation:
Draft Resister
Reason for Court Appearance:
Failure to register for national service
Court Name and Location:
Unknown, New South Wales
Court Hearing Date:
22 December 1971
Court Outcome:
Convicted and fined $57
Military Event:
National Service and Vietnam War 1964-1972
Further Information:
Gary Nicholls was from Glebe, a suburb of Sydney. He was a student at Sydney University. He opposed the National Service Act 1964 (NSA). He failed to register for a 1971 intake of conscripts. He was summonsed to court on 22 December 1971. He was convicted and fined $57. He was registered by the secretary after the prosecution. It is unknown if Gary continued with his non-compliance with the NSA or what happened after his prosecution.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.257.
Peacemaker, May/ June/ July/ August 1971, p.11.
