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By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. However, if this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravetsone ? 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' 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. I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Instructors building. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1966 - Graham Lloyd. In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. included in this entry. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. 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. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. Later he would be signalman to Mountbatten and served on HMS Warspite, becoming CYS. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. var year=mydate.getYear() ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. I could not believe reading your comments. Joined Ganges Sept 70,Anson 21 mess long covered way,was at the old place couple of years ago what a bloody shame to let it go to rack and ruin.At least the old school house has been turned into flats.I am proud to be called a Ganges lad,the cream of the Royal Navy. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. 27 Feb 2023 - I was devastated to learn that my old friend Mick Kester crossed the bar last Friday 24 February, apparently after suffering a heart attack.. Mick served in the Royal Navy for a total of 24 years, having joined in February 1958 as a Junior Seaman at HMS GANGES in Suffolk. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. U.S. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 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. William (Robbie) Roberts. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. from The New York Times "Es d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. 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. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} PRG 1373/3/13: The four masted iron barque 'Port Jackson', 2212 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast barque, 2212 tons, ON84362, 286.2 x 41.1 x 25.2. 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 . HMS Ganges Photo Tour. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. Time to learn some nautical signals. 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 JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. 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/ 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. Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. R.C. Sign up for a new account in our community. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - Presentation. 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!!! 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. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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 . document.write; Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. Note the number alongside the photo and then click Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. 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. !.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!!!! var fontstart = '' 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. 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. 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. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Posted 23 October , 2005 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! HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. 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. I reckon that I received my secondary education at Shotley, I joined Ganges 2 Sep 58 (Benbow 251 Tactical Operators). Meetings & Reunions. (Moseley) A long suffering Birmingham City follower, A Life Long{So Far} Interest,Collection & Research Of All Campaign,Gallantry & Service Medals;Particularly those Awarded to Men who served with the 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment TF;1908 ~ 1939 & Antecedents[3rdVB Suffolk R.]/1st & 2nd Bns TA[1939~46]Medals Trios & Groups To The 6th Service Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment,& For Variety Unusual Groups to the Royal Regiment of Artillery & Army Service Corps{RASC}, Luxembourg history, walking, battlefield guiding, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Picture 1 of 2. 3rd Bn. Yes he is listed on the CWGC site and he has a CWGC headstone in Lambourne Churchyard. The climbing of the mast was only compulsory to the first yardarm I believe. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - RO Iddon. Ganges training establishment. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. Did not go down well.! On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! 1967 - David Erwin. 1966 - HMS Ursa Can anyone tell me anythimg about the HMS Ganges. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. That is damn high. Railways, Motorcycles, Computers, Target shooting. 1967 - Pat Watterton. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. var day=mydate.getDay() My D.O was a FAA pilot (Lt Lickfold) and had a strong empathy with him. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). Your email address will not be published. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. During the 1840s there were a number of engagements in the eastern Mediterranean whilst blockading the Syrian coast. 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. What a turn of fate. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. 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. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. Remember that only too well. PTI Tug Wilson ( giant of a man) put you everything. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 1967 - HMS Hermes, Daniel Costello. 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. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO TAKE CARE. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from For further information see our copyright claims page. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. It closed in 1998 or something. PO was called something like Hayjhans saw him again as a Sub Lt at RNAS Abbotsinch in 1963 (now Glasgow Airport) still swaggering and still a st! 'flag captain' in a sentence. ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. Those members who have submitted a website joining form will receive an email from the webmaster giving log in details, this email might end up in your Junk/Spam Mail. 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. This site uses cookies. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) All the Best mate. Rich. 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. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. fell off the button :? She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. 1966 - RO Chappell. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. 1968 - Setting up the Xbox. Anyone who visits Shotley cant fail to notice a huge mast that dominates the skyline. So please check. Great days. 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. KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. It closed in 1998 or something. e.g. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. 503 were here. . 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. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' 1967 - David Axford. 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. My new life has been a cracker. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. [1] 1968 - Phil Rowe. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 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. Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. I think I would want considerably more than that. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. 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. Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. 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 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. 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. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. 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