A Deutsches Volk (Dj) Membership Badge Auction in regards to Lancaster ME839

in regards to Lancaster ME839 AS-N

Both soldiers are related to Alfred Ablett

disembarking at Le Havre on the 28th

had a long standing tradition as a primarily hunter’s association of men interested in target practice and shooting/marksmanship

arriving in Canada on the 25th

A Deutsches Volk (Dj) Membership Badge Auction in regards to Lancaster ME839A 1930s Deutsches Jungvolk (German Youths) badge; in silvered tombac and black and red enamels; horizontal pinback; marked Ges. Gesch. on reverse; measuring 21 mm in diameter; very fine condition. Footnote: The Deutsches Jungvolk was a youth organization similar to the Hitler Youth, but was meant solely for boys of the ages 10 14. Membership became fully compulsory for boys in 1939. By the end of the war some members had become child soldiers to fend