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My new life has been a cracker. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. and 34th Coy. Powered by Invision Community, If this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravestone, Greygoose family
Essex Regiment' 1967 - HMS London. On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Ganges. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. fell off the button :? Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. Anybody out there that was with the window ladder display at Earles Court,London 1971.I would love to say that I was one of the guys up on the window ladder doing the display.But no I was one of the men who carried out one of the two poles,at the heavy end I might add.Great days!!!!! She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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). UK is lost. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. All the pics bring back memories. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month 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. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. Sign up for a new account in our community. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. 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. If that doesnt sound too bad, the wind on the ground was ferocious when I visited. face book me. Thank you Ganges, you made a Real person of me. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. if (month<10) month="0"+month Meetings & Reunions. 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. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. All the Best mate. Discipline was reported to have been a little over zealous at times. JavaScript is disabled. 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. Ships - In which we served. View Gallery. 5th Bde. View Gallery. ), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. HMS Ganges herself left Shotley in July 1906 for Chatham leaving her Figurehead to remain at Shotley as a reminder until the Training Establishment was itself closed in 1976. 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. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. 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. It was also the year of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth, the abdication of Prince Michael of Rumania and Rumania becoming a People's Republic. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' That is damn high. 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. 1969 - Presentation. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - CRS John Petchey. Family ww1 research. So please check. i was there 68/69,hard time but great fun ,i think i still hold the record for the most doubling round annexe parade ground and main parade ground as punishment,i remember paddy power and your full real name ,remember pinching buttered bread from messhall and toasting it at night with the mess iron, Ganges Blake 4 Mess 1959 I have been reading some of the above comments and can identify with a lot of them, one in particular mentions POGI Thompson who although a real Tartar I always thought his bark worse than his bite although a few of my mates might have disagreed but it was often a case of different strokes for different folks but one thing it gave you a good grounding for future life maybe after all these years I am looking through rose tinted specs but it made a lasting impression (no I never had cuts) I dont know how many are aware of the Ganges website but if you are interested it offers membership for ex-Ganges guys the opportunity to add your comments and maybe come across old mates. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } Chutbert. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. 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. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project, Mothers' Union - Shotley Peninsula Branch, Stour & Orwell Estuaries Management Group. 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. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 1966 - Geoff Cook. 1968 - RO Joseph Iche showing how to salute 1968 style. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). 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. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. View Gallery. Mastering all the usages of 'flag captain' from sentence examples published by news publications. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' The "Ganges" 1901; about to become the Boys' Training-ship at Harwich. dailyinfo[8]=' Ersatz-Reservist August KOOP 5./I.R.425 German Army who died 08/02/1919 ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. 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. NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. and Gen. Hos. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. var day=mydate.getDay() On 5th May 1865 she arrived under tow at Devonport to be stripped of her guns and fitted out as a Training Ship for Boys.On 1st January 1866 the whole of the Boys on board HMS Wellesley were transferred to HMS Ganges at Plymouth and she arrived at Falmouth on 20th May 1866 and for the next thirty-three years was moored at various locations at Mylor, in Cornwall. $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. Gerry Crease. Amateur radio. Your email address will not be published. At the start of 2006 the site was subject to a controversial planning war - some developers want to build a ton of homes etc on the site, but . 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department 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. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. Anyone who visits Shotley cant fail to notice a huge mast that dominates the skyline. Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. 1969 - Dr David Owen. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Live in Australia and have just retired after 23 years in SA Police., have been able to contact 2 mates from 1960, Colin Barber and Colin Dorsett, Any more of you out there!!!! Very fond memories but what a shame its in such a state. 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. Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. Would not have missed it for the world!!!! [1] 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' 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. Use commas to separate multiple tags. I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. Required fields are marked *. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 Went back again in 1976 just after the flag was lowered for the last time, place still intact at that point, gates locked with security staff on duty. View Gallery. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). 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. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. My late brother left a scribbled note referring to the death of his naval father in March 1919 at a Shotley Hospital following an incident in connection with HMS Coventry when several men were badly injured. ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. 1966 - RO Chappell. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. 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. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. ( Brief silence) After moving to the Main, via a trip up and down the mast saluting the OOD and reporting Junior Seaman Morgan down from aloft Sir I was sent to Blake 6 Mess, there I met Petty Officer RP Eggy Bowen, who was going to have a great part in my growing up, he was a wonderful caring man, I had a lot of respect for Eggy, and A/PO Gunner Sharkey Ward, my new instructors. 15yrs old and no hair. 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. 1967 - David Erwin. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block 1969 - Presentation. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. Remember that only too well. HMS Ganges Photo Tour. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. 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!!! I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. Coy. Still scary though. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. I remember a mate from the baby stoker side of the mess, Chris (Taff) Evens from Hastings and there was another Kerr, another baby stoker from Liverpool I think. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. 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. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out We may have some mutual memories? 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. 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 joined Ganges in 1962. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' You are using an out of date browser. Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. She was finally broken up in 1816 after 34 years of service. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. In 1857 flying the flag of Admiral Sir Robert Baynes as Flag Officer Pacific she became the last wooden wall line of sail Battleship to fly an Admirals Flag at sea. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' var mydate=new Date() KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. 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) . Climbing the Ganges Mast. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. Raymond Marvell. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Was at Ganges on 12th Dec 2009 looking through the gates at history disapearing before my eyes that parade ground you could eat your dinner off it, now its covered in strubs trees etc,The last time we were there was 1966 drake 40 that was the hut next to the mast, that is now almost beyond repair. Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. 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. I visited Ganges three years ago. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 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 . 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. I joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. included in this entry. He warmly assured me that with todays ships you dont need to. As for the mast, well I did make it to the half moon but wouldnt push my luck.. Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. Always remembered my Ships Book No 6666. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). HMS Ganges Days. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. Good fun. Joined Ganges in Feb @57. very cold. AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. 1969 - Peter Norris. Happy days, tough but did us no harm in the long run. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Still, I was close. 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. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. 1968 - Version of the Playstation. HMS Ganges 'He had the misfortune to be placed under the care of two particularly brutal and drunken instructors whose continual bullying and abuse proved too much for this emerging free spirit ' His early life was hard by any standards. A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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. I learned to swim wearing a boiler suit. It closed in 1998 or something. 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. e.g. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. 5 October 2020. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. 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