The relatively quiet medical routine ends when casualties from RFA Sir Galahad arrive with severe burns. Hayward recalls the sights and smell of the injuries, as well as Simon Weston's concern for others despite his own condition. Her account shows what an amphibious campaign demanded from the hospital ship after a transport disaster. Serious study of war must include casualty care, recovery, and hospitals alongside weapons, maneuvers, and battlefield outcomes.
Chapter · 32:53-35:49
Sir Galahad's burn casualties reach Uganda
A naval nurse's account of treating Sir Galahad survivors restores the trauma, pain, and medical aftermath often lost in battle narratives.