Father Gerard Edward Weston MBE (20 October 1933 – 22 February 1972) was a British Roman Catholic priest and military chaplain.
During the height of the Troubles, he frequently entered alone the dangerous areas of Ballymurphy and Turf Lodge in Belfast, talking with local people in an attempt to reduce tension.
[1] Seven days later, Father Weston drew up in his Morris Traveller car at the car-park of the Officers' Mess of the 16th Parachute Brigade in Aldershot.
As he was exiting his vehicle, a huge bomb exploded, killing the military chaplain instantly, together with six civilians.
Public revulsion at the attack was in part responsible for the organisation ordering a ceasefire three months later,[citation needed] and it later disbanded.