If you have any images of the Ganges in its former glory please send to shotleypc@btinternet.com and we will add them to the site. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 The Great War Forum Limited HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the Joined Ganges Sept 70,Anson 21 mess long covered way,was at the old place couple of years ago what a bloody shame to let it go to rack and ruin.At least the old school house has been turned into flats.I am proud to be called a Ganges lad,the cream of the Royal Navy. The climbing of the mast was only compulsory to the first yardarm I believe. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. That year over 1000 boys went down with Asian Flu. hi bob hows it going,i remember u very well even tho its a long time ago,was in contact with cy young the bearded monster but not heard from him in ages,it was a great time a bit harsh but ok,hope alls well with u regards paul. It's easy! Well Brian there has been a lot of water under the bridge since our Ganges days,but if I could do it all again I would,take care pal. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! HMS Ganges Photo Tour. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 'flag captain' in a sentence. Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. Click to enlarge . For further information see our copyright claims page. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). sticking up like one giant finger.Ganges was an experience that will never leave me, a love hate relationship, Started out in Anson 20 mess, back classed through illness and ended up in Grenville 23 mess.Greatest achievement of my life was getting my branch badge after thirteen months I think that I had earned it. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. Seamanship, knots & awful uniform was not my thing or the rigours of Shotley Routine, doubling up and down Faith, Hope and Charity, Laundry Hill or the Long Covered Way. Nelly Nelson, I called him Admiral, he called me Captain, a Comms rating my best mate, we used to climb the mast and have a fag at weekends, if we had one, who I later served on the Diana with, Hygiene Howell, the Moir twins, Jeff Manning, and a lad called Mannion who dissappeared one day, we were told he had commited suicide (Ganges did that to some lads), Phil Tarrant, Londoner, who never ceased to make me laugh Aide Hibbert nuff said, well thats about it, except does anyone remember the chocolate bar machine in the Long Covered way, it used to spew out its bars with a little fiddling, used to pay for my fags. HMS Ganges Museum Name/Title Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges About this object Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. HMS Ganges Days. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen.
Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? She was the first British. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! These photos show the current state of the Ganges. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. Therefore qualification for war grave status and CWGC commemoration is automatic. I never realised that I looked so young! Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece '
PO was called something like Hayjhans saw him again as a Sub Lt at RNAS Abbotsinch in 1963 (now Glasgow Airport) still swaggering and still a st! dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. //-->, By !.173 joined and when we left 11 months later there was 62 remaining.l work in the Prison Service now and 2 years ago l met one of my old Leading Juniors serving 5 years ,it was so good to meet up again!!!! All the pics bring back memories. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. Your email address will not be published. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Great days. STEWARD Served from 1973 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. View Gallery. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium '
View Gallery. of boys. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. These photographs briefly show where and how we lived (some may say survived) the ordeal of training to become one of Her Majesty's sailors. 1967 - Ron Stickles. This site uses cookies. HMS GANGES Parents Day 1968 Brochure Always_a_Civvy Sep 15, 2006 A Always_a_Civvy ADC Sep 15, 2006 #1 This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. 1967 - HMS Naiad Comms Dept. 1966 - Geoff Cook. The first HMS Ganges was a 74-gun ship, originally named Bengal, built by the East India Company, informally known as John Company, on the Thames and presented to the British Government in 1779. How right you are, your picture made me go weak at the knees, I only made it to the second yardarm and that was pure hell, I was there in 1967/68, discipline was hard but fair, all Ganges recruits were know as TROGS (training recruits of Ganges) and trained there for 10 months before moving onto specialist job training, in my case Hms Mercury communications branch training. Time to learn some nautical signals. HMS Ganges trained 160,000 boys between 1905 and 1976. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga 1966 - SGS Christchurch. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. var dailyinfo= new Array(31)
I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. View Gallery. I joined Ganges in 1962. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. After my initial shock joining the annexe I got over my homesickness and went on to enjoy my time there and make the most of the opportunities on offer. 1968 - Dave Coffin. eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. 1969 - CRS John Petchey. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. 1969 - Mike Temple. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Free shipping for many products! All those humane movies we watched, and we believed it was only nazis who behaved like the gunnery instructors at Ganges. 92 Rec. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. Posted 23 October , 2005 HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . I now live in France and still dont like swimming! Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month
R.C. I saw him for the last time in 1982 when I was a Leading Regulator at the MACCO in HMS Nelson and Mr Flack was leaving the RN. There is some excellent footage of Ganges, albeit WWII era in one of Roland Smith's splendid Episodes of the Royal Navy videos (Part 3, Close up for action stations). 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium '
Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. Coy. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. #title {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg");} On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} View Gallery. A long way to fall, even with a safety net. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. If you have any images of the Ganges in its former glory please send to shotleypc@btinternet.com and we will add them to the site. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. June 4th 1962 is a day I will never forget, I was driven into the Annexe at HMS Ganges in an old blue Tilly, with 3 other lads after a train journey from Darkest Devon. I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) '
There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block Forum comments considered dated or with no action, will be deleted when reaching the bottom of page 2, If you want an avatar or change your username, tell me what you want and consider it done, email me WEBMASTER. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. From 1905 until 1976 HMS Ganges was an uncompromising training establishment for the Royal Navy, designed to turn Boys into Men fit to serve in His/Her Majestys Fleet and in todays Museum we are proud to remember all those who trained or served in HMS Ganges and the Fleet. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. I remember too well a suicide and several attempts plus those who went over the wall only to be rewarded on their apprehension with the cuts over a backless chair. 503 were here. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. I was in Grenville 22 mess and would have left with you guys in 1964 for Condor but became a J.I and went back to the Annex. I was never so fit, but wernt we always so hungry, does any one remember cake sandwiches on a Sunday, You used to put a slab of cake between two slices of bread to make more of it and to help fill you up. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. 1966 - RO Chappell. When Peter Broadbent entered HMS Ganges, the toughest training establishment for young recruits to the Royal Navy, he was a naive 15-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy, entranced with the idea of seeing the world, proud of his drainpipe trousers and DA hairstyle, and eager to meet girls. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. HMS Ganges Museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a Royal Navy Training Establishment in 1905 to its closure in 1976. I also remember Wally Beard as a very amusing sort of a person not the same could be said for Tommo, not many jokes cracked there!!! The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. A great site, yes were all pretty sad to see it like that but you can never take away memories, I was there 1963/64, 59 recrutment as a baby stoker 28/29 mess Benbow division. This gallery has been set up as a home for images that have not so far been added to the Museums Official Website https://www.hmsgangesmuseum.com/ It seems they were ok as long as they landed on their heads!If not the got Trooped for Leaving Gash on the ground! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. 1968 - RO Joseph Iche showing how to salute 1968 style. I thought he meant me &even after 2 sojourns in the sick bay with pneumonia(& thats another story) I did it @ still have my prize. and 34th Coy. 1967 - Ron Stickles. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France '
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The first HMS Ganges was a 74-gun ship, originally named Bengal, built by the East India Company, informally known as John Company, on the Thames and presented to the British Government in 1779. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Rugby union. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! I used to have a heap of photos from our Ganges days but most were lost when I moved from one place to the next. Those members who have submitted a website joining form will receive an email from the webmaster giving log in details, this email might end up in your Junk/Spam Mail. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. and Gen. Hos. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. 3rd Bn. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 15yrs old and no hair. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. It closed in 1998 or something. Two instructors were Ch, ME Rusty Steele and Chief Mech Dinger Bell, great guys. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. My new life has been a cracker. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. 1966 - Les Parsons. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. if (month<10) month="0"+month
I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! 1967 - Margaret Richardson. I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 Patrick H23 October , 2005 in Sailors, navies and the war at sea. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. We may have some mutual memories? Use commas to separate multiple tags. I dont know too much about it, but it did have fantastic bricks inside. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. William (Robbie) Roberts. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. ABLE SEAMAN Served from 1962 - 1967 Served in HMS Ganges. View Gallery. var mydate=new Date()
By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, Ganges training establishment. 1968 - RO Warnett. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium '
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An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. Your email address will not be published. #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. ELEPHANTS IN KENT. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom '
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(Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). e.g. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. Climbing past the devils elbow at the yard arm was a test for most but shinning up the last part of the mast to the button after ascending Jacobs Ladder was a lot tougher. Like all young sailors I used to look at the Chiefs & Petty Officers and think I will never get there doomed to be a AB for 12 years. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. I have it saved as a PDF file. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? [1] FOR SALE! 1967 - HMS London. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. You are using an out of date browser. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. I returned to Ganges when a Home Office training establishment as a guest of the Superintendent I/C and enjoyed a glass of sherry in what was formerly the Captains office overlooking the Quarter Deck. 5 October 2020. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. I had been warned what to expect, my father was a Petty Officer who had joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was still serving aboard HMS Hermes, the day I joined, I was 15 years and 10 weeks old exactly. I was also a silver bugler in the bugle band and remember going to Portman road foootball stadium playing on the pitch at half time, and the Central messing Galley ie CMG used to be called the screamer because of the size of it and the echoes inside it. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. comms class 247-248 in the same mess. June 1962 Feb 1963, I managed to change branches with my father help (he wanted me to have a trade, thanks Dad), (who is no longer with us) to EM and left Ganges early to start training at HMS Collingwood I was still 15 when I got to Collingwood, and I even got my fag stamps under age. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. 2OTH RECURITMENT. HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CY Pratt (May 1964) Find this Pin and more on Course/Class Photos by Grey Funnel Line (GFL). 1967 - David Erwin. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. Did not go down well.! I reckon that I received my secondary education at Shotley, I joined Ganges 2 Sep 58 (Benbow 251 Tactical Operators). 1967 - David Erwin. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. 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