Kevin Gately

RIP Kevin Gatley, died on the 15th of June, 1974; opposing racism and fascism.

Kevin Gately, a second year student of mathematics at the University of Warwick, was killed by the police in Red Lion Square, London, during an anti-National Front demonstration on 15 June 1974

Gatley, who was born in England of Irish parents, was the first person to be killed on a public political demonstration in Great Britain in 55 years.

The University of Warwick has an article on Kevin and here is a BBC article.

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