Description
Description: Volunteered for Active Service – WW1 Required for Home Service – Lapel Badge (No. 3893)
Maker’s Name: Unknown
Condition: Very Good Plus
Comments: Volunteered for Active Service – WW1 Required for Home Service – Lapel Badge (No. 3893). Approx diameter 30mm.
The Volunteered For Active Service, Required for Home Service badge was sometimes issued by the Department of Defence to those who volunteered for active service but were withheld due to services required in Australia.
Such badges were issued after people helping the war effort were subjected to criticism and personal attacks. They were wrongfully accused of showing disloyalty to their country because they were not seen wearing a military uniform.
