Harold Hill Young Socialists

 

 

David Simkin: Here is the first of three photographs showing Young Socialist from the Havering area outside
10 Downing Street on the day of the large anti-Vietnam War Demonstration in London on 17th March 1968.

This picture shows me accidentally hitting the policeman outside No. 10 with my placard. To my left
is Jim Smith, a fellow member of the Harold Hill Young Socialists. I was lucky that the policeman
I clobbered by mistake cooled down quickly and did not take the incident any further.

This photo shows the policeman on the right still simmering after my accidental attack. I am smiling as
I walk away but I was probably feeling pretty nervous after the scuffle with the afore mentioned policeman.

Five of our group, photographed as they walk away from 10 Downing Street (We were supposed to be
delivering a petition to the PM at No 10): LEFT TO RIGHT - 1) Linda Benjamin, 2) Jim Smith,
3) ? Unknown, 4) A woman friend of Del Smith, 5) David Simkin