The Conflict: 1982 April Warned for war Initial actions Journey to Gibraltar and requisitioning of Canberra Conversion from liner to fast troopship in Southampton Deployment South begins Ascension Island May Canberra leaves Ascension Preparation for battle Final orders D-Day (Friday May 21st 1982) Ajax Bay starts up First casualties HMS Antelope HM Hospital Ship Uganda Injured Argentine pilot HMS Coventry survivors Ajax Bay bombed First Battle: Goose Green Preparing the dead for burial The funeral Fight for Top Malo House June Visit to Uganda Booby trap at Goose Green Canberra returns Sunday services 'Blue-on-blue' Argentine photorecce jet shot down Forward surgery at Teal Inlet Trench foot HMS Plymouth strafed Mass Casualty Situation: Disaster on Galahad Getting the casualties out to Uganda Some Swiss visitors Fitzroy forward surgical facility Final Battles I: Two Sisters and Mount Longdon Final Battles II: Tumbledown, Mount William and Wireless Ridge White flags over Stanley Gynae outpatients and Royal Navy help for Island ladies The Red and Green Life Machine closes Sorting out the chaos in Stanley Meeting General Menendez Getting the Argentine PoW medics going Letter from HRH The Red Dragon Helicopter solo Canberra sails for England Journey home July Ascension again 'Up Channel' night Arrival at Southampton Home Aftermath 1982 South Atlantic Honours List Inquest 1983-95 Subsequent naval career 1996 Redundancy Ship's Surgeon RMS St Helena/MV Saga Rose 1997 South Atlantic Medal Association (1982) founded 1998 President Menem visits London 1999 The Royal Visit to Buenos Aires Argentine decoration 2002 SAMA82 Pilgrimage to the Falkland Islands An audience with Her Majesty theQueen Appendix The Men of The Red and Green Life Machine Operations and surgical procedures performed at Ajax Bay Index Map Upper Falklands Sound & San Carlos Water.