Helen Parr

Could the bombing of Sir Galahad have been prevented?

Aided by documents in the National Archives, Crispin Black challenges the view that the Welsh Guards were to blame for the Bluff Cove disaster

Survivors of RFA Sir Galahad (smoking in the background) are hauled ashore at Bluff Cove. [Alamy] 
issue 22 April 2023
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  • Too Thin for a Shroud: The Last Untold Story of the Falklands War

    Crispin Black

    Gibson Square, pp. 224, £20

The Welsh Guardsman Simon Weston is the most recognisable face of the Falklands war. He was terribly burnt when the Guards were bombed while waiting on the RFA Sir Galahad on 8 June 1982. He later became a national figure, talking openly about the difficulties of recovery, and working for burns victims and injured veterans.

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