#footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. [1] 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. How right you are, your picture made me go weak at the knees, I only made it to the second yardarm and that was pure hell, I was there in 1967/68, discipline was hard but fair, all Ganges recruits were know as TROGS (training recruits of Ganges) and trained there for 10 months before moving onto specialist job training, in my case Hms Mercury communications branch training. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen UK is lost. to alan garland, yes there was a big hospital at ganges, but little used when I was there, also the Annexe was once a quarantine place for contagious illnesses, like Tb or similar scare. Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. Note the number alongside the photo and then click 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! In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. 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. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. That year over 1000 boys went down with Asian Flu. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. 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. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } 1968 February - HMS Sea Eagle Comms Dept. Family ww1 research. 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. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out 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. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). Junior Seaman 1st Class. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. Left May 1952 joined HMS Indomitable. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. Pages of photographs 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. I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. Yes he is listed on the CWGC site and he has a CWGC headstone in Lambourne Churchyard. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. 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. Slops are available from the following outlets. var fontstart = '' See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) Observer career path/ real life experience. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. H.M.S. It is now being developed. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom ' 92 Rec. 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. Later he would be signalman to Mountbatten and served on HMS Warspite, becoming CYS. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Ganges and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. 15yrs old and no hair. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. I visited Ganges three years ago. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . The Great War Forum Limited This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Remember being woken up by 2 binlids being banged together and having to shave?? dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. ELEPHANTS IN KENT. 1968 - Going on leave. Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. Worked internationally for many years. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. #spacer {clear:both; text-align:center; border:0px solid #bbb; color: blue; 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. All the Best mate. 5 October 2020. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. It's easy! She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. H.M.S. 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. 1968 - RO Warnett. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. Lawson, Inst Lt C.Harrison,Inst Lt A.W. I went into the old hospital to poke my nose, and then it was going to rack n ruin then, recall an old polio iron lung. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 HMS Ganges Days. I dont know too much about it, but it did have fantastic bricks inside. I will not waffle on, except to say who I remember, Gessler the RPO who used to lurk in the shadows, while you were going back and forth for scran,, but you could always see his stomach sticking out. Its so sad to see how it is now. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. 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 . 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Steve. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. It closed in 1998 or something. I have it saved as a PDF file. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 30 September 1909 - Launch of HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. R.C. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. As you are about to see, 1954 went down in HMS Ganges history as a year without precedent throughout the period 1906 to 1976, namely its entire history - in short, more boys ran away from HMS Ganges in 1954 than at any other time and transcended the numbers returned by HMS St Vincent by a huge margin. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team General Photographs 1966 to 1969 HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . 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. 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. To join the Association complete FORM Aand FORM B. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' 1966 - Geoff Cook. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. FOR SALE! 1968 - S/Lt Davies. There were a further two ships named Ganges both armed East India Company ships until the fourth ship to be named HMS Ganges was built in Bombay. 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. Good fun. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. 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. 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! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. Yes we had to go up the mast, our class did two mannings for Royal Visits (Parents day) 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. Little did I know. 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. Still scary though. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Remembered Today: Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. View Gallery. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. Your email address will not be published. However, if this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravetsone ? 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. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' 1967 - Ron Stickles. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. I learned to swim wearing a boiler suit. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. There was a lightning conductor on top to grip with ones knees. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Whenever I hear the term culture shock I think of my 1st few weeks at Shotley. 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. 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. Life as I knew it was about to change. View Gallery. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month I have it saved as a PDF file. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). View Gallery. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. 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. 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!!! I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. 1967 - Ron Stickles. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. View Gallery. There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. 'flag captain' in a sentence. Free shipping for many products! Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1968 - Alan Davies. I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. 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. Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. ), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. HMS Ganges trained 160,000 boys between 1905 and 1976. 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. var daym=mydate.getDate() 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. 1967 - David Burwood. 1967 - 3/O Sally Skelton. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. All the pics bring back memories. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. I think I would want considerably more than that. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. Would not have missed it for the world!!!! 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 View Gallery. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} Rich. 1967 - John Jones. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Spent most of the time with Dave Orgacki if anyone remembers him great water polo player, Paul Martin, yes I remember you and Dave, spent my time a Ganges with you would love to make contact with you, in contact with a couple of the lads from 38 mess. 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