HOLLAND, Roy

Family Name:

Holland

Given Names:

Roy

Gender:

Male

Birth-Date:

Possibly 1897-1898

Death-Date:

Unknown

Marital Status:

Single

Age/ Age Range:

Possibly 14 or 15 years old

Location:

NSW, Glebe

Occupation:

Unknown

Primary Motivation:

Conscientious objector, opposition to conscription

Reason for Court Appearance:

Failure to register for compulsory military training

Court Name and Location:

Magistrates Court, Glebe

Court Hearing Date:

1912

Court Outcome:

Convicted and imprisoned for 2 weeks

Military Event:

Boy Conscription 1911-1929

Further Information:

Roy Holland refused to register for compulsory military training on conscientious objector grounds. This was influenced by the strong socialist view held by Harry, his father. Harry. was convicted of failing to ensure Roy was registered. He was convicted and fined £100. He appealed to the Supreme Court and the fine was reduced to £10. Roy was summoned to court and was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for two weeks. The Holland family left Australia for New Zealand; his father did not pay his fine nor spend time in jail for that offence.

Confirmatory Sources:

John Barrett, Falling In: Australians and ‘Boy Conscription’ 1911-1915, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1979, pp. 171 and 175.

Bobbie Oliver, Peacemongers: Conscientious objectors to military service in Australia 1911-1945, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1997, p. 25.

Internationalist Socialist, 30 March 1912, p.2.