Could this be Oswald Mosely?

[martin3]

Hello all,

Sniffing through boxes with items I could not even remember I had them, I found this interesting stickpin.
It came in a lot years ago and the seller was convinced it was an Hitler stickpin.
Yeah right, he was famous for wearing an English uniform, wasn’t he?

Years went by and I became I full grown, wiser and handsome man...

To the point: yesterday I refound this tinnie and had a lucid moment.
Could this be a BFP stickpin?
Better said: is this Oswald Mosely?

Any BFP specialists around here?
Thanks in advance for your time.

Best regards,
Martin

[torstenbel]

To the point: yesterday I refound this tinnie and had a lucid moment.
Could this be a BFP stickpin?
Better said: is this Oswald Mosely?

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don't recognise the uniform as anything British Fascist Related, but it might be Mosely...here is a pic of him in later years...

[torstenbel]

and here is a photo of him in his hayday among some followers and in the blackshirt uniform...Cheers, Torsten.

[martin3]

Hi Torsten,

Thank you very much for your time!
So it could be a Mosely stickpin...

Two questions remain: how did it end up on a Dutch flea market?
Guess that question will never be answered.
Second question: why is he depicted in an English uniform?

If anyone has an explanation for that, I would love to hear that!!!

Torsten, once again thank you for your time and for showing those pictures!

Best regards,
Martin

[Carl Ellingstad]

With out knowing anything about the BFP, I would say that the uniform that is shown on the stick pin looks very Italien? Not English! But Im no expert

[martin3]

No, that is the problem with me too, I am far from an English expert.
But I thought that I recognised the red collar patch with the white stripe or sword and the khaki color as English.

I still hope someone jumps in who can indentify the stickpin!

[Robin Lumsden]

It's Jimmy Hill.

Case closed!

[David C]

BFP was a good guess

BUF - British Union of Fascists 1932 up to 1940

BU - British Union toned down postwar version.

[martin3]

It's Jimmy Hill.

Case closed!

Yeah, right!
I had to use Wikipedia to find out who Jimmy Hill was...
I am probably the only Dutch who isn't a soccer adept so excuse my ignorance.
Nevertheless: a striking similarity!
Now what is he doing wearing a uniform?
I guess someone now jumps in saying football is a religious holy war?

Thank you all for your time.
I appreciate it.

Regards,
Martin

[torstenbel]

It's Jimmy Hill.

Case closed!

[sjl]

I woud guess Alexander of Tunis (British General).

[martin3]

Hello Stephen,

Thanks for jumping in!

A nice guess, but I don't think so.




Compare the eye brows, the nose, the jaw line, position of the ear.
Less CSI talking: Alexander of Tunis seems a nice fellow.
The face on the stickpin looks evil, mean, vicious...
Or do I want him to be so...?

But thanks for the suggestion, I learn a lot of names this way.
Jimmy Hill, Alexander of Tunis...
Charly Chaplin crossed my mind also.

Anymore suggestions?

[Kristijan]

BFP was a good guess

BUF - British Union of Fascists 1932 up to 1940

BU - British Union toned down postwar version.

Actually,the name of the movement was British Union of Fascists,after 1936 it was widened to British Union of Fascists and National Socialists,but the unoficial version(British Union) was in use after that(it was much simpler).

Postwar 'version'how you call it,was 'Union Movement'(founded in 1948).

ps-the surname is MOSLEY,not Mosely,and that's definitely not him on that pin.

Cheers
Kristijan

[Kristijan]

don't recognise the uniform as anything British Fascist Related, but it might be Mosely...here is a pic of him in later years...

Torstenbel,this is is not a photo from later years,but from 1920s.

[fugpaw]

Could it be "Lord Haw Haw"?