There I was a babyfaced matelot of 16, let loose in the real world, a girl in every port, and once around the world before I was 20. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. View Gallery. 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 always thought that Ganges lads went to the fleet with a better understanding of the RN. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. 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. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. Moored at Staines @ 1s.17d per foot, when I advertised her for sale I was delighted to meet two Royal Marines who told me they had been to Norway during WW2. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. Ganges training establishment. I was a baby stoker in Grenville 1966/1967 86 recruitment, very sad to see these photographs, I am Scottish and always meant to visit the place again, great memories of a great time in my life, thanks for reminding me yet again, once a Ganges boy but still a ganges boy Thankyou. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. Live in Australia and have just retired after 23 years in SA Police., have been able to contact 2 mates from 1960, Colin Barber and Colin Dorsett, Any more of you out there!!!! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. FOR SALE! View Gallery. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. 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. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. Would be good to meet up with our mess mates sometime. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. All the Best mate. 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. 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. 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 Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. //-->, By DO NOT TRY TO SIGN IN until you have joined the Association. H.M.S. 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. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. 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. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry.
General Photographs 1966 to 1969 dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece '
I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom '
1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! It's easy! 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out Richard Firmin LSA Served from 1967 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Richard Dunn CMEM (M) Served from 1972 - 1987 Served in HMS Ganges Tony Hayden RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Ohara MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Cook face book me. 15yrs old and no hair. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. My D.O was a FAA pilot (Lt Lickfold) and had a strong empathy with him. Its so sad to see how it is now. not that Im biased you understand!!! Remembered Today:
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. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. 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!!! The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC of the Royal Navy inspects the cadets of 'HMS Ganges' at the Annual British Legion fete at Christchurch Park,. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - Presentation. View Gallery. 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. 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. It went on to become a landmark for the forces and for Suffolk . Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. 1968 - Alan Davies. 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/ 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. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. Lawson, Inst Lt C.Harrison,Inst Lt A.W. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. 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. How interesting to read all the comments. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Use commas to separate multiple tags. An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. 32 Reviews #22 of 111 things to do in Ipswich Museums, Speciality Museums | Shotley Marina, Shotley, Ipswich IP9 1QJ, England Save 485frasera Glasgow, United Kingdom 20 5 Life as one of the Royal Navy's boy seamen. Great memories and sad to see it now. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany '
In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! 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. 2OTH RECURITMENT. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. 1966 - Geoff Cook. 1966 - RO Chappell. Anyone who visits Shotley cant fail to notice a huge mast that dominates the skyline. You are using an out of date browser. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. Life as I knew it was about to change. George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. 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. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. Ships - In which we served. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. Great site. 1968 - Peter Lord. (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. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm '
It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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. How many do you still remember. 1967 - David Erwin. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? 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. 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. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. ex Radio Supervisor Barrie Norman 1956 - 1972. 1969 - Dr David Owen. 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. Picture 1 of 2. 1967 - Ron Stickles. What a turn of fate. Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. My new life has been a cracker. 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. 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. 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. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. 1968 - Phil Rowe. On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France '
The Mast HMS Ganges,must fill many an ex~Gangian with pure dread! 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. Worked internationally for many years. Did not go down well.! 5 October 2020. ELEPHANTS IN KENT. from The New York Times "Es 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) '
Chutbert. Thanks for the memories. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga Family ww1 research. 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 . Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO 1966 - RO Iddon. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. 1967 - HMS London. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. 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. All those humane movies we watched, and we believed it was only nazis who behaved like the gunnery instructors at Ganges. I am assuming that he died at home. To join the Association complete FORM Aand FORM B. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. var fontstart = ''
Was there in 1989 course 3/89. 1966 - Training or Live Operating. There was the chip cutter at the bottom oops, I means the safety net that must have saved many a life all the extra mince meat for dinner :wink: Ganges Association website closing 2nd June 2007, Jumna Magazine HMS Ganges at Highnam Court, Glos.1940, Future Ford vehicles could repossess themselves, 10 myths told by Covid 'experts' now debunked. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. There was a lightning conductor on top to grip with ones knees. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. H.M.S.
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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!!!!! I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 [1] h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. 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. R.C. BLACK TOT DAY 2015. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. In command rank - Commander - unless stated otherwise, In command rank - Captain - unless stated otherwise. 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. It closed in 1998 or something. I have it saved as a PDF file. Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. 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. (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. 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