1966 - RO Iddon. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 15yrs old and no hair. 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. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. 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 '
These photos show the current state of the Ganges. Still scary though. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. aside1 {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: right;text-align:center;} RS (Basher)Briggs, fantastic time, also great pics. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore Would not have missed it for the world!!!! 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 . Free shipping for many products! All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. 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. I was in Blake Division and remember some names, Ross Allen and Nigel Smith. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. if (year < 1000) year+=1900
Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. 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. Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. Better late than never, I've just realised that this has been lurking on the top of a bookcase: It measures only 11.5 x 7cm. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? I joined Ganges in 1962. 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. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga William (Robbie) Roberts. 1968 February - HMS Sea Eagle Comms Dept. 1966 - RO Chappell. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. She was finally broken up in 1816 after 34 years of service. 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. 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! H.M.S. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. H.M.S. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. Inst. Looking for Roger Moylan online? Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Time to learn some nautical signals. When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. Thank you Ganges, you made a Real person of me. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium '
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. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . I have it saved as a PDF file. 30 Recruitment. 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. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. Steve. ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 HMS Ganges Museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a Royal Navy Training Establishment in 1905 to its closure in 1976. Thanks for all your replies fellas very interesting. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece '
A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France '
there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. and Gen. Hos. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block I went there in 1958( Blake 6 Mess) one of the few airy fairies & it did change me from a know it all, after a schoolie said on our first day I know now who will be top of this class. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. 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. So please check. I dont reminisce on Ganges at all.
1968 - Setting up the Xbox. She was the first British. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Still, I was close. comms class 247-248 in the same mess. Railways, Motorcycles, Computers, Target shooting. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) H.M.S. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 1967 - David Erwin. 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. //-->, By It may not display this or other websites correctly. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 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. Posted 23 October , 2005 Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Remembered Today:
R.C. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. It's easy! 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. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. 1967 - John Jones. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team They were brilliant to us and always very fair. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. What a turn of fate. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. No classes for about two weeks but plenty of skivvying. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . 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. var fontstart = ''
1968 - P. Anson. Use commas to separate multiple tags. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department 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/ 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 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. 'flag captain' in a sentence. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. 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. Was there in 1989 course 3/89. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. Can anyone tell me of his circumstances and where the |Ganges was at that time? Brian Hanney. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. fell off the button :? Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. Our instructor was POMEM Flack. Good fun. Various items have been made from her timbers, including a grand staircase on an estate in South Devon, The stern cabin is now a cocktail bar in a small hotel on Burgh Island in South Devon, and numerous miniature rum barrels and other items continue to be offered to us as exhibits. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. I complained to NEDO in the Annexe in 1961 about lack of doors on the toilets, precluding privacy. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! Remember being woken up by 2 binlids being banged together and having to shave?? 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. not that Im biased you understand!!! The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. Joined hawke division, straight into the intermess/ inter divisional boxing. 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. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. included in this entry. Hi Bob (Chico) Kerr I dont know if you remember me, Bruce Fawcett. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. My worst and best memories were of the pool. Note the number alongside the photo and then click I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. U.S. #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. document.write;
Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. 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. 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. I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. It closed in 1998 or something. 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. Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? 1967 - HMS London. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I am assuming that he died at home. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
(Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. 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. View Gallery. 1967 - David Axford. 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. 1967 - Pat Watterton. 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
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