Sir Galahad burn casualties reach Uganda

The arrival of badly burned men from Sir Galahad transforms a lull into an intensive-care emergency. Hayward recalls swelling, severe pain, exposed hands and faces, and the lasting smell of burned flesh, details that convey the medical reality behind casualty figures. Clothing had protected some areas while blast and fire devastated others, producing injuries unlike the single burn case she had previously seen. She singles out Simon Weston and another Welsh Guardsman for asking about comrades and remaining remarkably cheerful despite wounds so severe that Weston could not see through the swelling.