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1966 - Les Parsons. AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. ELEPHANTS IN KENT. I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs 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. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. View Gallery. Can anyone tell me of his circumstances and where the |Ganges was at that time? 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 locals dont want that. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. I complained to NEDO in the Annexe in 1961 about lack of doors on the toilets, precluding privacy. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. 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. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. 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 thought he meant me &even after 2 sojourns in the sick bay with pneumonia(& thats another story) I did it @ still have my prize. 1966 - David Davis. Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 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. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Use commas to separate multiple tags. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. 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. 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. 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. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 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. 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. 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) . You are using an out of date browser. It closed in 1998 or something. Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. Ganges could have been up-to-date easily, but the Brit class system got its anchor fouled up well. I have it saved as a PDF file. Ganges in 1906. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. 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 . HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. I am assuming that he died at home. 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. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 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. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. I reached the dizzy heights of Leading Junior but the only perk I remember was being able to get to the front of the scran queue because of my white gaiters! My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. Perhaps another story is involved here, maybe not directly associated with the HMS Ganges but I have found little to cover the post WW1 early service of HMS Coventry. It must have been due to a bad cold coming on and I recall being made to gargle from a jug of disinfectant every morning, overseen by a nurse in stiffly starched uniform. 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. FOR SALE! HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} All the Best mate. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 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. and 34th Coy. Bob Garnam was the Petty Officer in charge of our hut along with Mechanician Grigsby (from Liverpool). 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. 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. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. Its so sad to see how it is now. 1968 - RS EJ Emberton. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. Those were the days, carefree and know responsibilities, thanks for bringing back the memories. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga General Photographs 1966 to 1969 dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Looking for Roger Moylan online? 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 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. 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. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. How interesting to read all the comments. 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. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. 1967 - Pat Watterton. if (month<10) month="0"+month was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. I joined Ganges in 1962. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. That is damn high. Rich. If that doesnt sound too bad, the wind on the ground was ferocious when I visited. 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. 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. 1967 - John Jones. It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Joined hawke division, straight into the intermess/ inter divisional boxing. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). #title {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg");} 1966 - RO Chappell. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). 30 Recruitment. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. Instructors building. She was the first British. 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. 2OTH RECURITMENT. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. LEFT THE NAVY 1994 AS A POMEM ,WORKING AS APOSTMAN NOW. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. 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. Free shipping for many products! dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. Original - $11.39. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. 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. 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 . 15yrs old and no hair. 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. 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. of boys. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! 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. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. The climbing of the mast was only compulsory to the first yardarm I believe. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' ), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. 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. Click to enlarge . if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . William Cornwallis who in 1795 as Vice Admiral, flying his flag in HMS Royal Sovereign, was famed for his skilful retreat from superior French forces at Belle Isle II and also Sir Francis Laforey who later commanded HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar. Always remembered my Ships Book No 6666. Thank you Ganges, you made a Real person of me. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Ganges training establishment. Our instructor was POMEM Flack. It is now being developed. Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. JavaScript is disabled. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. Railways, Motorcycles, Computers, Target shooting. Hi Bob (Chico) Kerr I dont know if you remember me, Bruce Fawcett. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' 503 were here. 1967 - David Axford. face book me. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. [1] 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. 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! 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. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. She was finally broken up in 1816 after 34 years of service. Your email address will not be published. We may have some mutual memories? dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. I shook my head in disbelief when I saw the state of the place. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. 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. 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. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. This site uses cookies. Good fun. There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. //-->, By When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) dailyinfo[8]=' Ersatz-Reservist August KOOP 5./I.R.425 German Army who died 08/02/1919 ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' background-color: #f1f1f1; margin-top:80px;} FOR SALE! Was there in 1989 course 3/89. Little did I know. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the h3 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 20px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Two instructors were Ch, ME Rusty Steele and Chief Mech Dinger Bell, great guys. She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. As he was undergoing training he was effectively on Active Service,ie embodied in a Unit,& as his death is presumably a training accident or similar his death would presumably be considered "War Related". 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