English: Today is the fortieth anniversary of the biggest loss of life of the Falklands war. Most of the 48 killed and over 150 injured from the bombing of Sir Galahad were Welsh Guards. And unlike the hand-to-hand fighting that occurred in battles like Goose Green, the casualties on board the ship anchored at Fitzroy bay occurred in plain sight, which I'm sure those who are old enough will still be able to remember on our television screens. The Welsh Guards had been taken round under cover of darkness to the other side of the island to bring them closer to the next impending assault on Port Stanley, but by the time they arrived at Fitzroy bay, it was daylight. And it was a beautiful, clear day. They could see and be seen for miles, including by the Argentinian troops occupying the hills above them. They were a sitting duck for the Argentinian air force. Their arrival was unexpected and the officers in charge of the Welsh Guards were insisting on being taken further round the coast to Bluff cove, to join up with the rest of the Welsh Guards battalion that was already there. But that was considered far too risky by the experts at the scene, and so, whilst they were awaiting further orders, the single landing craft available in the bay completed offloading another ship stuffed with ammunition before starting to bring the people onboard the Sir Galahad ashore. Six hours after Sir Galahad's arrival, disaster struck, and it is only the heroism of those on helicopters who flew into the black smoke, the efforts of doctors and crew to rescue the wounded, that prevented an even greater loss of life. Good leadership, good logistics, good luck as well as bravery are all needed to win military conflicts, and this tragedy unfortunately illustrates how easily the outcome of the Falklands could have gone the other way.
Welsh: Heddiw, mae'n ddeugain mlynedd er pan fu farw'r nifer mwyaf o bobl mewn un digwyddiad yn rhyfel y Falklands. Roedd y rhan fwyaf o'r 48 a laddwyd a'r dros 150 a anafwyd o ganlyniad i fomio'r Sir Galahad yn aelodau o'r Gwarchodlu Cymreig. Ac yn wahanol i'r ymladd agos a ddigwyddodd mewn brwydrau fel brwydr Goose Green, digwyddodd y colledion ar fwrdd y llong a oedd wedi'i hangori ym mae Fitzroy o flaen ein llygaid, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd y rheini sy'n ddigon hen yn dal i allu cofio'r digwyddiad ar ein sgriniau teledu. Roedd y Gwarchodlu Cymreig wedi cael eu cludo dan lenni'r nos i ochr arall yr ynys i ddod â hwy yn nes at yr ymosodiad nesaf ar Port Stanley, ond erbyn iddynt gyrraedd bae Fitzroy, roedd hi'n olau dydd. Ac roedd yn ddiwrnod braf a chlir. Roeddent yn gallu gweld, ac roeddent i'w gweld am filltiroedd, gan gynnwys gan filwyr yr Ariannin a oedd yn meddiannu'r bryniau uwch eu pennau. Roeddent yn darged hawdd i awyrlu'r Ariannin. Roedd eu dyfodiad yn annisgwyl ac roedd swyddogion y Gwarchodlu Cymreig yn mynnu cael eu cludo ymhellach i fyny'r arfordir i gildraeth Bluff, i ymuno â gweddill bataliwn y Gwarchodlu Cymreig a oedd yno eisoes. Ond tybiai'r arbenigwyr a oedd yn bresennol fod hynny'n llawer rhy beryglus, ac felly, wrth iddynt aros am ragor o orchmynion, gorffennodd yr un cwch glanio a oedd ar gael yn y bae ddadlwytho llong arall yn llawn o arfau cyn dechrau dod â'r bobl ar y Sir Galahad i'r lan. Chwe awr ar ôl i'r Sir Galahad gyrraedd, digwyddodd y trychineb, a dim ond arwriaeth y rheini ar yr hofrenyddion a hedfanodd i mewn i'r mwg du, ymdrechion y meddygon a'r criw i achub y rhai a anafwyd, a lwyddodd i atal mwy fyth o fywydau rhag cael eu colli. Mae angen arweiniad da, logisteg da, lwc dda yn ogystal â dewrder i ennill brwydrau milwrol, ac yn anffodus mae'r drasiedi hon yn dangos pa mor hawdd y gallai canlyniad y Falklands fod wedi mynd y ffordd arall.