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Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. 1968 - P. Anson. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. Left to right: Ganges (ex- Minotaur ), Caroline, Ganges II (ex- Agincourt ). They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. Instructors building. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. H.M.S. 1967 - Ron Stickles. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' Pages of photographs LEFT THE NAVY 1994 AS A POMEM ,WORKING AS APOSTMAN NOW. Anyone who visits Shotley cant fail to notice a huge mast that dominates the skyline. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 Climbing past the devils elbow at the yard arm was a test for most but shinning up the last part of the mast to the button after ascending Jacobs Ladder was a lot tougher. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. Required fields are marked *. Click to enlarge . Two instructors were Ch, ME Rusty Steele and Chief Mech Dinger Bell, great guys. 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. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' Would not have missed it for the world!!!! I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. This Group is mainly for Boys who served in H.M.S. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. kept quite a lot of the work done by us lads !. 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. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} 5 October 2020. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. var day=mydate.getDay() dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. A long way to fall, even with a safety net. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. There is some excellent footage of Ganges, albeit WWII era in one of Roland Smith's splendid Episodes of the Royal Navy videos (Part 3, Close up for action stations). 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. 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. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. Looking for Roger Moylan online? if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. 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. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. 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. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. It intentionally ends at the time the Training Establishment first moved ashore. Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. 1968 - Peter Lord. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 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. Mastering all the usages of 'flag captain' from sentence examples published by news publications. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. It's easy! eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 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. 1967 - RN Unit Tangmere. 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 . [1] 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. in the swimming baths,and going up the mast in the winter, One memory that wont leave me is running around the parade ground in the Annexe in pyjamas with a 303 all because someone spoke after lights out. [1] Thank you Ganges for all the memories. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258, the officers of HMS Ganges in June 1960.; SHHMG:A2168, photograph of HMS Ganges Ship's Company 1945-1946.; SHHMG:A1716, HMS Ganges (Royal Navy Training Establishment), HMS Ganges, a 2nd Rate, 84 gun Man of War. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. 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. Brian Hanney. 1968 - HMS Albion Comms Staff. 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. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. I used to have a heap of photos from our Ganges days but most were lost when I moved from one place to the next. 1966 - RO Chappell. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block and 34th Coy. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . Ganges museum, Shotley marina, Suffolk, England, UK. I have it saved as a PDF file. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. LMEM Served from 1971 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 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. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CY Pratt (May 1964) Find this Pin and more on Course/Class Photos by Grey Funnel Line (GFL). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore At the start of 2006 the site was subject to a controversial planning war - some developers want to build a ton of homes etc on the site, but . 1968 - RO Warnett. 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. Yes we had to go up the mast, our class did two mannings for Royal Visits (Parents day) 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 . I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. fell off the button :? comms class 247-248 in the same mess. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. Little did I know. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? 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. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Can anyone tell me anythimg about the HMS Ganges. 1966 - SGS Christchurch. Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. However, if this lad was at a training establishment and not on active service how is it that he has a CWGC gravetsone ? and Gen. Hos. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the 1967 - Margaret Taylor. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. 1967 - David Burwood. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 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. The button boy was paid a shilling for his endeavours. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. JavaScript is disabled. Original - $11.39. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Note the number alongside the photo and then click My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. 1968 - Dave Coffin. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. Brilliant guy. 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. 1967 - Ron Stickles. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO 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. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. Free shipping for many products! As for the mast, well I did make it to the half moon but wouldnt push my luck.. 1967 - David Erwin. Picture Information. 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. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. Great days. It may not display this or other websites correctly. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. var fontstart = '' On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. 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! Slops are available from the following outlets. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. To join the Association complete FORM Aand FORM B. 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. #title {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg");} HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 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. It is now being developed. A great site, yes were all pretty sad to see it like that but you can never take away memories, I was there 1963/64, 59 recrutment as a baby stoker 28/29 mess Benbow division. dailyinfo[20]=' 11634 Labourer YANG FU CHING 11th Coy. View Gallery. During the 1840s there were a number of engagements in the eastern Mediterranean whilst blockading the Syrian coast. 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. Captains of HMS Ganges 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. i was there 68/69,hard time but great fun ,i think i still hold the record for the most doubling round annexe parade ground and main parade ground as punishment,i remember paddy power and your full real name ,remember pinching buttered bread from messhall and toasting it at night with the mess iron, Ganges Blake 4 Mess 1959 I have been reading some of the above comments and can identify with a lot of them, one in particular mentions POGI Thompson who although a real Tartar I always thought his bark worse than his bite although a few of my mates might have disagreed but it was often a case of different strokes for different folks but one thing it gave you a good grounding for future life maybe after all these years I am looking through rose tinted specs but it made a lasting impression (no I never had cuts) I dont know how many are aware of the Ganges website but if you are interested it offers membership for ex-Ganges guys the opportunity to add your comments and maybe come across old mates. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 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!!!!! 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. It closed in 1998 or something. 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. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. 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. We may have some mutual memories? This site uses cookies. My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. 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. 92 Rec. 1967 - David Axford. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' 1967 - John Jones. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. This was by no means the first ship . Bernards of Harwich who were Naval tailors. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Good fun. included in this entry. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. My new life has been a cracker. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. 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' Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' Would be good to meet up with our mess mates sometime. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department //-->, By Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. Remembered Today: Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. 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. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. 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. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks View Gallery. For further information see our copyright claims page. 1967 - David Axford. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. 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