Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - Pat Watterton. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. sticking up like one giant finger.Ganges was an experience that will never leave me, a love hate relationship, Started out in Anson 20 mess, back classed through illness and ended up in Grenville 23 mess.Greatest achievement of my life was getting my branch badge after thirteen months I think that I had earned it. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. 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. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Click to enlarge . STEWARD Served from 1973 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. 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. ( Brief silence) After moving to the Main, via a trip up and down the mast saluting the OOD and reporting Junior Seaman Morgan down from aloft Sir I was sent to Blake 6 Mess, there I met Petty Officer RP Eggy Bowen, who was going to have a great part in my growing up, he was a wonderful caring man, I had a lot of respect for Eggy, and A/PO Gunner Sharkey Ward, my new instructors. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. 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. She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. 1967 - David Erwin. George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. Required fields are marked *. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} Your email address will not be published. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. Railways, Motorcycles, Computers, Target shooting. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. 1966 - Geoff Cook. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) View Gallery. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) My worst and best memories were of the pool. . 1969 - CRS John Petchey. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. 1967 - John Jones. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 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 joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - David Burwood. 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. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. 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. Pages of photographs included in this entry. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. RS (Basher)Briggs, fantastic time, also great pics. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. 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. 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. 15yrs old and no hair. Brian Hanney. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 1968 - Setting up the Xbox. It is now being developed. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. 5th Bde. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. 1966 - David Davis. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. She was finally broken up in 1816 after 34 years of service. 1967 - HMS London. 1968 - Dave Coffin. var fontend = '' This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! 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. Rugby union. 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. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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/ You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. Your email address will not be published. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. Posted 23 October , 2005 I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. During the 1840s there were a number of engagements in the eastern Mediterranean whilst blockading the Syrian coast. R.C. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Remembered Today: The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. The Great War Forum Limited 1967 . Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen 1968 - S/Lt Davies. I never realised that I looked so young! 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. Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a 354553862141 HMS Ganges - The Place. Ganges training establishment. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. H.M.S. The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. FOR SALE! , By PTI Tug Wilson ( giant of a man) put you everything. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO 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. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Was at Ganges on 12th Dec 2009 looking through the gates at history disapearing before my eyes that parade ground you could eat your dinner off it, now its covered in strubs trees etc,The last time we were there was 1966 drake 40 that was the hut next to the mast, that is now almost beyond repair. 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. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. 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. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. 1968 - HMS Albion Comms Staff. TAKE CARE. It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. 1967 - Singapore. Did 14 weeks of basic Police Training and loved every minute, probably why im still in job 21 years later Like lots of others, dreaded the pool!! Seamanship, knots & awful uniform was not my thing or the rigours of Shotley Routine, doubling up and down Faith, Hope and Charity, Laundry Hill or the Long Covered Way. 1968 - Peter Lord. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. Inst. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! 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! Still, I was close. View Gallery. William (Robbie) Roberts. Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. 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. 4th Bn. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? Can anyone tell me of his circumstances and where the |Ganges was at that time? I got out the Tilley and looked around thinking Its not a bad place by the look of it. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. Time to learn some nautical signals. Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. 1966 - Geoff Cook. 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. 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 locals dont want that. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. 3rd Bn. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! She was the first British. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga View Gallery. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } e.g. 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. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. [1] Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. 1967 - David Axford. How interesting to read all the comments. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 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. This was by no means the first ship . Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. Picture Information. document.write; This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} Left to right: Ganges (ex- Minotaur ), Caroline, Ganges II (ex- Agincourt ). 1967 - David Axford. 1967 - HMS Naiad Comms Dept. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 Ganges training establishment. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. They were in quite a bad state, but some parts were still readable. Joined Ganges on 4th Feb 1963, 56 recruitment, the year of the worst winter since 1947.Six, seven foot snow drifts on the way to Ganges from Ipswitch railway station in the old cream and blue Bedford OB coach.The sky and ground were white and the only thing that could be seen about a couple of miles away from Ganges was the mast! 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. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. It may not display this or other websites correctly. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. We may have some mutual memories? Class 291. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. 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. 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