Battle of Britain Fighter Association tie

Thanks for that T21,
I have mailed Gieves to see if they can give me a date for its design.
many thanks
Gerry

From After The Battle “The Battle of Britain Then and Now ” the list of pilots was compiled in the late sixties. The designer of the tie was Mr T Herbert-Jones ARPS,FRSA of Gieves Limited of Bond Street,London. He was the sole distributor of the tie. A special modified book marker tie was presented to the Imperial War Museum in October 1969.

I’ve got a Battle of Britain tie in my collection. Due to it’s exclusiveness, I’ve often wondered who it might have belonged to.

Regards;
Steve

I’m also the proud owner of a Battle of Britain tie, given to me by Sgt Len Bowman, who flew as a Defiant air gunner with 141 Sqdn, survived the Battle and went on to fly in Liberators. His father was Geoffrey Hilton “Beery” Bowman who, as a Major in the RFC in WW1, scored 32 victories, the majority while flying SE5’s with 56 Sqdn.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/england/bowman2.php

An impressive record of service.