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More like this Course Class Senior Services Royal Navy Dads Suit Photos Blue Pictures Fathers HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CPO Smeeth (1962) G Grey Funnel Line (GFL) Course/Class Photos Back Row Front Row 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. aside1 {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: right;text-align:center;} IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. of boys. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. 1968 February - HMS Sea Eagle Comms Dept. and 34th Coy. We may have some mutual memories? dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. H.M.S. 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. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. Time to learn some nautical signals. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. 1968 - Dave Coffin. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} 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. Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. Great memories and sad to see it now. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. I dont know too much about it, but it did have fantastic bricks inside. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' I was there 1989 in Police training. 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. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. In civvy street I became a qualified (CAA) aviation engineer and held many senior engineering appointments including Chief Engineer of HM Coastguard SAR Helicopter Service. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. I went into the old hospital to poke my nose, and then it was going to rack n ruin then, recall an old polio iron lung. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Its so sad to see how it is now. My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. My brother was at HMS GANGES in1952 ,he also joined HMS INDOMITABLE but was killed in the explosion which occured in 1953 at the time of his death he was 17 years old ,he would have been 19 on the 17-03-1953, please reply if possible . Members of the crew of HMS Ganges with the ship's cat, HMS Ganges (RNTE Shotley) officers + nurse, dog mascot + Nelson figurehead RP, HMS Ganges | qualifiers class May to December 1939, HMS Ganges Association - Album Photo View. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. 1966 - Les Parsons. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. As you are about to see, 1954 went down in HMS Ganges history as a year without precedent throughout the period 1906 to 1976, namely its entire history - in short, more boys ran away from HMS Ganges in 1954 than at any other time and transcended the numbers returned by HMS St Vincent by a huge margin. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. Still scary though. HMS Ganges Days. 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!!! 1966 - RO Chappell. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Class 291. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. !.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!!!! 5 October 2020. This Group is mainly for Boys who served in H.M.S. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. . Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. William (Robbie) Roberts. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. I think my most strident memory was sitting in the Gymnasium in late December 1971 with all the other nozzers staring up at the Kipling poem and waiting for the bus to take me to Ipswich railway station for the trip home for Christmas. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' So please check. The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. 1968 - Peter Lord. Any idea what happened to Buzz Middleton, or Jeff Hollingsworth for instance. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1968 - S/Lt Davies. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. 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. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. HMS Ganges Memorabilia Nicks Sep 3, 2006 1 2 Next N Nicks MIA Sep 3, 2006 #1 I recently purchased an HMS Ganges Candelabra at a car boot sale near to me in Littlehampton and on the base is enscribed; Presented By Inst Cdr H.C. Malkin, Lt Cdr J.A.F. She was the first British. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. 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. Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. 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. 1966 - RO Chappell. PRG 1373/3/13: The four masted iron barque 'Port Jackson', 2212 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast barque, 2212 tons, ON84362, 286.2 x 41.1 x 25.2. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. How interesting to read all the comments. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. A study of Maps of the island will also show a number of areas and roads named after the ship and members of her crew.She was finally moved to Sheerness in 1861 and lay idle there until 1865. 30 Recruitment. Never had enough food..always hungry. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. FOR SALE! HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. TAKE CARE. There were a further two ships named Ganges both armed East India Company ships until the fourth ship to be named HMS Ganges was built in Bombay. I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. She was made of teak and launched from the Bombay Dockyard in November 1821. 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 ' Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 Richard Firmin LSA Served from 1967 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Richard Dunn CMEM (M) Served from 1972 - 1987 Served in HMS Ganges Tony Hayden RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Ohara MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Cook I now live in France and still dont like swimming! How many do you still remember. Pages of photographs included in this entry. 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/ 1966 - J.R. McKaig. 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. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Would not have missed it for the world!!!! 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. There I was a babyfaced matelot of 16, let loose in the real world, a girl in every port, and once around the world before I was 20. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. It seems they were ok as long as they landed on their heads!If not the got Trooped for Leaving Gash on the ground! 1968 - Joyce Hardy. The button boy was paid a shilling for his endeavours. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. H.M.S. It is now being developed. 1967 - David Erwin. 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. Required fields are marked *. come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) I joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Ganges museum, Shotley marina, Suffolk, England, UK. 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. The Great War Forum Limited $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. Thus began the training of Boys for the Royal Navy on HMS Ganges on the East Coast.With the arrival of HMS Ganges off the Suffolk coast work started on constructing the shore Establishment with the first buildings being Temporary Sick Quarters. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' Welcome to the HMS Ganges Association Website You need to be a fully paid up member of the HMS GANGES ASSOCIATION to join this website. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! (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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Alan Murchie. The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. 'flag captain' in a sentence. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. If you would like to know how we use our cookies or how you can block cookies in your browser please click on our cookie policy. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. 1966 - RO Iddon. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. Looking for Roger Moylan online? 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 1968 - Ready for Rounds. RE WILLIE SHAWS LETTER I JOINED JULY 66 RECRUITMENT 86 IS THE TINY YOU REMEMBER A SCOTS LAD CALLED TINY GILCHREST FROM EDINBRUGH I SAW HIM LAST YEAR LIVES IN ROSYTH NOW IM STILL IN TOUCH WITH A LAD WHO WAS IN THE NEXT INTAKE TO MINE 43 YEARS ON, I joined november 1967 Anson Div like many on here I have so many fond memories, so sad to see the way it is being left to decay, looking at the pictures I can still see myself there, good to see so many nice comments, anyone from 98 Rec drop me a line. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? Family ww1 research. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department [1] 1966 - Geoff Cook. 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. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! Ganges could have been up-to-date easily, but the Brit class system got its anchor fouled up well. 1967 - Singapore. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 1967 - John Jones. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. Steve. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr Therefore qualification for war grave status and CWGC commemoration is automatic. 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. View Gallery. It closed in 1998 or something. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. (Moseley) A long suffering Birmingham City follower, A Life Long{So Far} Interest,Collection & Research Of All Campaign,Gallantry & Service Medals;Particularly those Awarded to Men who served with the 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment TF;1908 ~ 1939 & Antecedents[3rdVB Suffolk R.]/1st & 2nd Bns TA[1939~46]Medals Trios & Groups To The 6th Service Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment,& For Variety Unusual Groups to the Royal Regiment of Artillery & Army Service Corps{RASC}, Luxembourg history, walking, battlefield guiding, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. 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. 1966 - HMS Ursa 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. All, should have said Suffolk, not Essex: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet.! 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