Editing Simon Weston (section)

==Falklands War==
On 8 June 1982, Weston was embarked with other members of his regiment in {{RFAux|Sir Galahad|1966|6}} in Port Pleasant near [[Fitzroy, Falkland Islands|Fitzroy]], just off the [[Falkland Islands]]. ''Sir Galahad'' was bombed and set on fire by Argentine [[A-4 Skyhawk|Skyhawk]] fighters during the [[Bluff Cove Air Attacks]]. The ship was carrying ammunition as well as phosphorus bombs and thousands of gallons of diesel and petrol.<ref name="ADSW ">{{cite web|url=http://www.adsw.org.uk/documents/conference/Simon%20Weston%202003%20Conference.doc |title=Keynote Speech to ADSW Annual Conference |date=21 May 2003 |publisher=ADSW |access-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040527120059/http://www.adsw.org.uk/documents/conference/Simon%20Weston%202003%20Conference.doc |archive-date=27 May 2004 }}</ref> Out of his platoon of 30 men, 22 were killed. The Welsh Guards lost a total of 48 men killed and 97 wounded aboard the ''Sir Galahad''.<ref name="ADSW " />

Weston survived with 46% burns, following which his face was barely recognisable:{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He said:
{{blockquote|My first encounter with a really low point was when they wheeled me into the transit hospital at RAF Lyneham and I passed my mother in the corridor and she said to my gran, "Oh mam, look at that poor boy" and I cried out "Mam, it's me!" As she recognised my voice her face turned to stone.<ref name="ADSW " />}}