There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. Raymond Marvell. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Alan Davies. HMS Ganges - The Place. fell off the button :? No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. Joined hawke division, straight into the intermess/ inter divisional boxing. 1967 - Pat Watterton. Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. 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. 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. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. 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. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom '
The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. Discipline was reported to have been a little over zealous at times. to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. People work better for you if they have your respect, not fear and are treated fairly. 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. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. 1967 - David Burwood. eHive is developed by Vernon Systems. H.M.S. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Can anyone tell me anythimg about the HMS Ganges. 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. Always remembered my Ships Book No 6666. 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. 1967 - Ron Stickles. ( 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. I am assuming that he died at home. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 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. Was there in 1989 course 3/89. It closed in 1998 or something. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. var fontstart = ''
1966 - Geoff Cook. June 1962 Feb 1963, I managed to change branches with my father help (he wanted me to have a trade, thanks Dad), (who is no longer with us) to EM and left Ganges early to start training at HMS Collingwood I was still 15 when I got to Collingwood, and I even got my fag stamps under age. come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team Pages of photographs Good fun. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. 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. Thus began the training of Boys for the Royal Navy on HMS Ganges on the East Coast.With the arrival of HMS Ganges off the Suffolk coast work started on constructing the shore Establishment with the first buildings being Temporary Sick Quarters. ABLE SEAMAN Served from 1962 - 1967 Served in HMS Ganges. FOR SALE! Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? 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! Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 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. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
1966 - HM S/M Auriga I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. 1967 - David Axford. I was there in 1961 for training as a wireless operator, done me the world of good and can look back with good memories. Rugby union. 1968 - Setting up the Xbox. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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;} 1966 - Training or Live Operating. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! 1968 - Joyce Hardy. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. and 34th Coy. I joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC of the Royal Navy inspects the cadets of 'HMS Ganges' at the Annual British Legion fete at Christchurch Park,. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Select from premium Portrait 60s of the highest quality. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block e.g. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. 1967 - Ron Stickles. I joined Ganges on September 1st 1963 and lived in Benbow 28 Mess. ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. 1968 - Peter Lord. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? 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. Cant say I enjoyed my time there very much except when involved in technical studies, workshops and working on the aircraft located near the assault course. . eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. Great memories and sad to see it now. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. Instructors building. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. [1] 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). 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. 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. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. Like all young sailors I used to look at the Chiefs & Petty Officers and think I will never get there doomed to be a AB for 12 years. Would be good to meet up with our mess mates sometime. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration. 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! By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. I do plan to go down to Ganges, probably next spring, for one last look. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. 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. A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) Visited HMS Ganges site in November 2009. 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. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 1967 - David Erwin. That is damn high. Junior Seaman 1st Class. His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Lawson, Inst Lt C.Harrison,Inst Lt A.W. 1968 - RS EJ Emberton. 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. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. How interesting to read all the comments. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) Picture Information. HAWKE DIV . After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium '
My video shows him shinning up the last bit. #header {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; } 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. 1966 - RO Iddon. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. included in this entry. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium '
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I reckon that I received my secondary education at Shotley, I joined Ganges 2 Sep 58 (Benbow 251 Tactical Operators). Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. 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. Family ww1 research. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. 1967 . I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. 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.
This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. 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. 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!!!!! 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. 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. View Gallery. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. 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/ The Great War Forum Limited 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Better late than never, I've just realised that this has been lurking on the top of a bookcase: It measures only 11.5 x 7cm. Free shipping for many products! I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France '
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. Ganges. Click to enlarge . What a turn of fate. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. I was in Blake Division and remember some names, Ross Allen and Nigel Smith. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. 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. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. 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