All those humane movies we watched, and we believed it was only nazis who behaved like the gunnery instructors at Ganges. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. PTI Tug Wilson ( giant of a man) put you everything. I dont know too much about it, but it did have fantastic bricks inside. 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. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } 1967 - HMS London. eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Les Parsons. 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/ 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. Its so sad to see how it is now. They were in quite a bad state, but some parts were still readable. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Bob Garnam was the Petty Officer in charge of our hut along with Mechanician Grigsby (from Liverpool). This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. 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. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. So please check. Instructors building. I climbed the mast many times and vividly remember being button boy on a couple of occasions at 142 feet holding onto the lightning conductor. Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. H.M.S. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. 15yrs old and no hair. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 Great site. 1968 - Phil Rowe. Was not much fun either sitting on the freezing thwarts of the cutters and whalers in winter trying to pull with oars I could barely control designed of course for very able bodied grown men, not slightly built 16 yr olds. My worst and best memories were of the pool. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Slops are available from the following outlets. Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' It is just a pity that Ganges could not have been transformed into a correction centre for some of todays youths,then I think we might have not much bad behaviour. from The New York Times "Es Free shipping for many products! dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. 1967 - 3/O Sally Skelton. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. View Gallery. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[19]=' Lieutenant Colonel Harry LA TROBE CAMPBELL Distinguished Service Order, Territorial Decoration, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Royal Engineers who died 19/02/1919 BRISTOL (CANFORD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' (The following is extracted from the book The Life and Times of HMS Ganges compiled by Dickie Doyle and available to purchase from the Museum Shop. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Alan Davies. Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. I do plan to go down to Ganges, probably next spring, for one last look. 1969 - Presentation. joined a cold Feb 65 Duncan 12.. still remember thinking what old salts the junior leaders were compared to us new boys ,(all of 16) but what power,I can still hear them bellowing out Eft (left) Iht (right) . It went on to become a landmark for the forces and for Suffolk . 1966 - RO Iddon. started off in the annexe in dreadnought mess and ironicly my last sub before leaving mob was dreanouht, joined ganges 12 sept 1966 77 recruitment duncan 11 mess instructors cpo bowen and po snoxell wow what a state its in now spent hours polishing the mess deck with a shoe brush now its all in the skip! I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. One of the tasks they had to do was climb the fearsome 150ft mast, with no safety nets or harnesses.The naval base is long gone but the mast is still there. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Joined 30th Novenber 1971,31 Recruitment,Leander and then Anson.Remenber playing football and injuring my knee,went sickand was told by the Captain Surgeon that l was homesick! It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. Any idea what happened to Buzz Middleton, or Jeff Hollingsworth for instance. The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. H.M.S. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. Posted 23 October , 2005 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. var day=mydate.getDay() We may have some mutual memories? 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). HMS Ganges was an 84-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 November 1821 at Bombay Dockyard, [1] constructed from teak. My new life has been a cracker. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. Remember that only too well. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. All the Best mate. Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen Rugby union. All in all Im glad that I did it and proud to call myself an ex- TROG, Terry Wogan eat your heart out, youve no idea mate. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. 1967 - Pat Watterton. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. Raymond Marvell. //-->, By 1966 - J.R. McKaig. I think I would want considerably more than that. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. This Group is mainly for Boys who served in H.M.S. The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - RN Unit Tangmere. Pages of photographs Cant say I enjoyed my time there very much except when involved in technical studies, workshops and working on the aircraft located near the assault course. var daym=mydate.getDate() The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. 1967 - John Jones. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. 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. Pages of photographs included in this entry. 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 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. 1968 - Alan Murchie. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 . Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 30 September 1909 - Launch of HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. Worked internationally for many years. Discipline was reported to have been a little over zealous at times. Moored at Staines @ 1s.17d per foot, when I advertised her for sale I was delighted to meet two Royal Marines who told me they had been to Norway during WW2. to alan garland, yes there was a big hospital at ganges, but little used when I was there, also the Annexe was once a quarantine place for contagious illnesses, like Tb or similar scare. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } 'flag captain' in a sentence. Still, I was close. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. 92 Rec. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. Chutbert. background-color: #f1f1f1; margin-top:80px;} Confirmation (June/July 1967) 45: HMS GANGES PARENTS DAY (July 1967) 45: JRO2 Ray (Taff) Hurley (1967) 46: Assembly of officers (Between October 1967 and October 1968) 46: Open Day 1968: 47: A days Sea Training on HMS Tenby - 1966 . 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258, the officers of HMS Ganges in June 1960.; SHHMG:A2168, photograph of HMS Ganges Ship's Company 1945-1946.; SHHMG:A1716, HMS Ganges (Royal Navy Training Establishment), HMS Ganges, a 2nd Rate, 84 gun Man of War. aside {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left; text-align:center;} Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) I remember manning the gates at weekends and then off down to the Marina to drink the night away before back back on camp for breakfast. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. 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. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project, Mothers' Union - Shotley Peninsula Branch, Stour & Orwell Estuaries Management Group. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! I have a grave in Lambourne Churchyard to A A A Adams Boy 2nd Class J/96948 who died 23.7.1020. I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. I was glad there were only 24 hours in a day as you did not stop until pipe down Anyone with a peak cap was GOD. Meetings & Reunions. Climbing the Ganges Mast. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British MT Beckenham& HMS Woodlark in pool of london 1984 ship photo at the best online prices at eBay! In Bootle I was starting my first year at the Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. It has been always presumed that these ships were the way of the Company saying thank-you for keeping the sea-lanes open but may well also have been a way of paying their taxes and dues.HMS Ganges took part in a number of actions at sea during her lifetime including her involvement against the Danes as part of Admiral Lord Nelsons fleet. 1967 - David Axford. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. 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. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! 1966 - RO Chappell. comms class 247-248 in the same mess. 1967 - HMS London. I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. Gerry Crease. Two PTIs I do remember were Wally Beard & Jim Conroy, I met up with both of them in later years, had a few hairey run ashores with Jim. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. LEFT THE NAVY 1994 AS A POMEM ,WORKING AS APOSTMAN NOW. I can still see faces in my mind but cant put names to them. He was a member of a Commonwealth armed force who died between the qualifying dates of 04.08.14 to 31.08.21 whilst in service. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. 1967 - David Erwin. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. Captains of HMS Ganges The list of Captains of the first and second sea going and later HMS Ganges boys training ships at Falmouth and Harwich were drawn up by Commander William H Nicholson the last Captain prior to the renaming of the second HMS Ganges to HMS Tenedos in 1906. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. Class 291. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. The HMS Ganges shore establisment I served on was for boy sailors aged 15, This was based at shotley gate Suffolk, not far from Ipswich and Felixstowe closed in the 70's when school leaving aged was raised to 16. fell off the button :? 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. Thank you Ganges, you made a Real person of me. 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