eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } 1967 - HMS Naiad Comms Dept. Class 291. 1969 - Dr David Owen. 1966 - Les Parsons. Junior Seaman 1st Class. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. Ganges training establishment. Thanks for all your replies fellas very interesting. Joined Ganges in Feb @57. very cold. 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 . 1968 - Alan Murchie. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. //-->, By Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France '
UK is lost. read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) 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. I think I would want considerably more than that. All the pics bring back memories. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. William (Robbie) Roberts. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. 1968 - RS EJ Emberton. His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. Lawson, Inst Lt C.Harrison,Inst Lt A.W. 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/ 1967 - David Burwood. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. Left to right: Ganges (ex- Minotaur ), Caroline, Ganges II (ex- Agincourt ). I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. You are using an out of date browser. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Although I have no memories of Shotley as I was too small we have family photographs and I know we all enjoyed being there very much. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. var dailyinfo= new Array(31)
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1969 - Presentation. Well said Colin, I too had similar experiences, Collingwood Mess March 1961. would not have changed it though and am proud to support the HMS Ganges Association where many of our old oppos can be found. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. fell off the button :? 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 I do plan to go down to Ganges, probably next spring, for one last look. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be Little did I know. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. 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. However, if this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravetsone ? Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. Life as I knew it was about to change. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 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. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. Picture 1 of 2. 1968 - Going on leave. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. 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. to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium '
1967 - Pat Watterton. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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These photos show the current state of the Ganges. 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. Looking for Roger Moylan online? 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. 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. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. I was in Grenville 22 mess and would have left with you guys in 1964 for Condor but became a J.I and went back to the Annex. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. My new life has been a cracker. i jioned hms st vincent as boy 380 entry january 1961 my mate jioned hms ganges on the same day his name was john wileman from west yorkshire after doing 12yrs he emigrated to australia where sadly he passed away 14yrs ago we had many happy times talking about our time as nozzers great days wish we could relive it, 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! Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France '
Ganges in 1906. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. I always thought that Ganges lads went to the fleet with a better understanding of the RN. Pages of photographs included in this entry. 1968 - RO Warnett.
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. Still scary though. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. Family ww1 research. from The New York Times "Es 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. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 1967 - David Axford. 1967 - Ron Stickles. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . TAKE CARE. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. Rich. All the Best mate. which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. 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. George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. 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!!!!! First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? In Bootle I was starting my first year at the Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore 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. 2OTH RECURITMENT. HMS Ganges - The Place. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. 5 October 2020. He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. I never realised that I looked so young! come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. Use commas to separate multiple tags. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British MT Beckenham& HMS Woodlark in pool of london 1984 ship photo at the best online prices at eBay! 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. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. 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. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. 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. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Amateur radio. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. View Gallery. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga 1966 - Training or Live Operating. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. 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) . 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore 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. Ships - In which we served. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . of boys. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. 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 - RO Alan Ingham. British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. face book me. It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. 503 were here. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. 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. 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! KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. There was a lightning conductor on top to grip with ones knees. 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. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium '
1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project, Mothers' Union - Shotley Peninsula Branch, Stour & Orwell Estuaries Management Group. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. 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. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness.
LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. 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. Raymond Marvell. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. She was finally broken up in 1816 after 34 years of service. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. 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. Was there in 1989 course 3/89. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
Remember being woken up by 2 binlids being banged together and having to shave?? dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Our instructor was POMEM Flack. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. How interesting to read all the comments. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). 1967 - Pat Watterton. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. View Gallery. Time to learn some nautical signals. It is now being developed. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. I have it saved as a PDF file. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Any idea what happened to Buzz Middleton, or Jeff Hollingsworth for instance. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Would be good to meet up with our mess mates sometime. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq '
I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. 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. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
!Doubling around the main parade ground in front of Nelsons Hall with 303s outstretched, standing to attention outside Drake 38 in the very early cold hours until one of us fainted for an utterly minor infraction. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block Thank you Ganges, you made a Real person of me. 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. Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. if (month<10) month="0"+month
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. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece '
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.Amongst the Captains should be noted the Hon. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. kept quite a lot of the work done by us lads !. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. Original - $11.39. Never had enough food..always hungry. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. My D.O was a FAA pilot (Lt Lickfold) and had a strong empathy with him. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 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