APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23352, 11 June 1941, Page 3

APPEALS AGAINST SERVICE

♦ SEVERAL CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS HEARD Nineteen of the 25 cases heard yestefday by the Armed Forces Appeal Board were on the grounds of conscientious objection. The board sat all day. Mr F. F. Reid, S.M., presided and had associated with him Mr G. M. Hall and Mr J. E. Jones. The following cases were heard:-^ Thomas Neil Currie, appeal by the Director of National Service on the ground of the public interest.—Withdrawn. Robert Massy Deck, on the ground of conscientious objection (against territorial service).—Reservist being grade 3, appeal adjourned sine die because of medical status. Gerald Everard Stubbs, appeal by Blackwater Mines, Ltd., employers, on the ground of the public interest.— Reservist being grade 3, adjourned sine die on medical grading. William Trevor Williams, a clergyman, appeal by the Archbishop of New Zealand. —Reservist being grade 4, struck out on medical status. William Harvey, on grounds of status.—Reservist being grade 4, struck out on medical status. Henry Lloyd Williams, on grounds of undue hardship and conscientious objection.—The chairman said that on information before it, the board was satisfied that in the public interest the appeal should.be adjourned sine die. Noel Vincent Ryder, on groupd of the public interest, appeal by Canterbury University College.—Adjourned sine die. Philip Mark Isherwood, a farmer, on grounds of public interest and undue hardship, co-appellant the parent, F. Isherwood—Reserved. ; William Ramsay Noel Thompson, apprentice carpenter, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist said that he was a member of the Church of England, but admitted that his views were not those of the Church as a whole. , He said he had two brothers, both of wh m had been called up, and boUi of whom held his views against military service.—Reserved. David Walter Brown, on the grounds of conscientious objection—Reservist said he was a member of the Baptist Church, and was prepared to do civil work. —Reserved. , ■ Ariel Eric Marsden, on the grounds of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was a member of the Christdelphian Church—Allowed. Frederick Stackhouse, farmer, on the grounds of undue hardship and conscientious objection.—Struck out for want of prosecution. Russell Lewis Blair, a teacher, on the grounds of the public interest and conscientious objection.—Reservist said he had been a member of the Seven ih Day Adventist Church for some years. He would undertake such non-com-batant service as his conscience would allow.—Reserved. James Lenin Hart, a horticulturist, on the grounds of undue hardship and conscientious objection.—Reservist said his father was a conscientious objector, and he had always been taught to oppose war. He would accept no work “under the military machine.” Decision reserved. Desmond Joseph Buckley, a tramway motorman, on the grounds of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was a Roman Catholic. He did not know the attitude of his church to war. He would not wage war against anyone, but was prepared to protect lives in the case of disease, accident, fire, or starvation. If it came to losing his life, he would not go under military control.—Decision reserved. Stanley Francis Bowden, a boottrade operative, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was prepared to take territorial service only.—Decision reserved. • • ‘ Thomas Edward Graham, minister of religion, on public interest and conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was a member of the Christian Assemblies of New Zealand and an ordained minister of the church.—Adjourned sine die on the ground of the public interest. Alaistair Cleland McFedries, a mechanic, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was associated with,the Brethren and was prepared to do non-ppmbatant service. -‘-The appeal was 'dismissed, subject to the reservisl doing non-combatant service, and to be recommended for a medical unit. Henry John Bregrs, a railway surfaceman, on conscientious Objection - Reservist said he was prepared to do service in New Zealand, but not overseas. He admitted to the board that the real grounds for the appeal were political.—Decision was reserved. Tom Jarvie Burnside, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist, a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, had his appeal against territorial service heard in Auckland and decision was reserved pending the receipt of the file of that appeal. Reginald George Smyth, a cook, on the ground of conscientious objection. —Reservist said he was prepared to do any work not under military control. He would not do ambulance work to fit men to go back to fight. He would object to cook in a military camp. He was a member of the Richmond Mission—Decision on the appeal, which was against Territorial service, was reserved. Harry Alexander Skeels, a traveller, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Adjourned sine die because of medical status. David Victor Bateman, against territorial service on the grounds of conscientious objection.—Reservist. a member of the Exclusive Brethren, said he would undertake non-combat-ant duties.—The appeal was dismissed subject to reservist being called up for non-combatant service, to be recommended for service with the medical corps. Neville Edwin Dodge, a , cashier, against territorial service on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he would do ambulance work in civil life. He was a member of the Richmond Mission. His father had held similar views in his youth.—Decision was reserved. James Douglas Parker, a market gardener, on the ground of conscientious objection.—Reservist said he was associated with the Open Brethren. He understood he had been graded Grade IT and the board deferred its decision.