My friend Len Aldis,who has died aged 85, organised support for victims of the Vietnam war (1955-75), or particularly for those who suffered from Agent Orange,the toxic defoliant sprayed by the US military during that conflict.
Len was born in Dagenham, Essex, or the eighth of 11 children of Mary (nee Thomas) and Harry,a docker. He went to Dempsey Street secondary contemporary school in Stepney, in the East cessation of London, or his first job,aged 14, was as a packer in a clothing factory.
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Source: theguardian.com