They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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/ Brian Hanney. 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 92 Rec. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. 1967 - Singapore. U.S. 1969 - Peter Norris. View Gallery. Boys who joined the Navy at either 16 or 17 (initially as seamen, as opposed to other trades) were sent to one of a number of Boy training establishments, Ganges being one, to undertake their 3 months' basic training. Original - $11.39. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 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. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. kept quite a lot of the work done by us lads !. 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. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. 1966 - RO Chappell. 1967 - David Axford. ( 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. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } 1967 - David Burwood. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 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. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. Note the number alongside the photo and then click His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! 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. WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Geoff Cook. Instructors building. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. 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. An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. 1967 - HMS London. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' var fontstart = '' ), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. 1968 - RO Warnett. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. 1968 - Version of the Playstation. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. View Gallery. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. This was by no means the first ship . (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. It closed in 1998 or something. It intentionally ends at the time the Training Establishment first moved ashore. I joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. 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. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? It's amazing nobody (or very few?) Slops are available from the following outlets. 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. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. Gerry Crease. Sign up for a new account in our community. I dont reminisce on Ganges at all. 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. 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) . I have it saved as a PDF file. 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. I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. from The New York Times "Es The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' 1966 - RO Iddon. 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. and 34th Coy. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: left;} HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. 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. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. 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. Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. Brilliant guy. 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. 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. Never had enough food..always hungry. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) Hms ganges hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Hms ganges Stock Photos and Images (117) See hms ganges stock video clips Quick filters: Black & white hms ganges shotley RM CXG428 - Derelict entrance to HMS Ganges Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England RF AXTCC0 - HMS Ganges mast,suffolk, england British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. 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. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. 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. However, if this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravetsone ? 1967 - Margaret Richardson. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! Did not go down well.! in the swimming baths,and going up the mast in the winter, One memory that wont leave me is running around the parade ground in the Annexe in pyjamas with a 303 all because someone spoke after lights out. Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } 1967 - HMS Hermes, Daniel Costello. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. fell off the button :? 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 . This site uses cookies. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department 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. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' UK is lost. read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. !.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!!!! Was there in 1989 course 3/89. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Still, I was close. View Gallery. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Naval navy Real Photo postcard RPP HMS Europa with family at the best online prices at eBay! In one room were some educational posters on one wall. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. h4 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} 1966 - HMS Ursa My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. 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 . Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' View Gallery. HMS Ganges Photo Tour. aside {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left; text-align:center;} I could not believe reading your comments. 503 were here. Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 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. H.M.S. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. 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. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. 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. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. Mastering all the usages of 'flag captain' from sentence examples published by news publications. 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!!!!! Happy days, tough but did us no harm in the long run. All the pics bring back memories. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Raymond Marvell. View Gallery. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. I can still see faces in my mind but cant put names to them. Would not have missed it for the world!!!! Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. How interesting to read all the comments. Required fields are marked *. 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. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. 1966 - Geoff Cook. I complained to NEDO in the Annexe in 1961 about lack of doors on the toilets, precluding privacy. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Was there a naval hospital at or near HMS Ganges? Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD 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. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 1968 - HMS Albion Comms Staff. 1968 - RO Joseph Iche showing how to salute 1968 style. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. Climbing the Ganges Mast. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. 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. 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. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. H.M.S. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. [1] It closed in 1998 or something. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. She had her keel scraped and the Boys were transferred to either HMS Lion or HMS Impregnable.Fourteen days later she moved, partly under sail, and in the company of HMS Arrogant, to Sheerness. 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. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. Worked internationally for many years. 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. On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 Photograph: National Maritime Museum. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. var fontend = '' Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. 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. 27 Hms Ganges Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 27 Hms Ganges Premium High Res Photos Browse 27 hms ganges stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from I reckon that I received my secondary education at Shotley, I joined Ganges 2 Sep 58 (Benbow 251 Tactical Operators). Bill (Jock) Hewitt. 1967 - John Jones. I am assuming that he died at home. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks I joined Ganges in 1962. I have a grave in Lambourne Churchyard to A A A Adams Boy 2nd Class J/96948 who died 23.7.1020. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. of boys. Chutbert. [1] Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. Ganges. 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. 1968 - Peter Lord. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. 1967 - 3/O Sally Skelton. She was made of teak and launched from the Bombay Dockyard in November 1821. My father was a signals boy at Ganges from March 1934 until June 1935 and, by a strange quirk of fate, I found his unique initials scratched on the end of my bed on the base frame. e.g. 1969 - Presentation. 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. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). For those of you ex TROGs out there that have not done it already have a look at Google street view, not a pretty sight. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. FOR SALE! 1968 - Going on leave. 1967 - David Burwood. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. 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. 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. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. Looking for Roger Moylan online? 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 ' You are using an out of date browser. var year=mydate.getYear() !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! var day=mydate.getDay() 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. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. 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. . 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