and 34th Coy. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. As for the mast, well I did make it to the half moon but wouldnt push my luck.. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Ganges training establishment. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Well Brian there has been a lot of water under the bridge since our Ganges days,but if I could do it all again I would,take care pal. Note the number alongside the photo and then click STEWARD Served from 1973 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. 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. Was there in 1989 course 3/89. of boys. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. . I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. 1968 - Alan Davis. 1968 - Phil Rowe. 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. Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. 5 October 2020. (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. The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. 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/ It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. 1968 - RS EJ Emberton. 1967 - HMS Hermes, Daniel Costello. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Inst. 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. I complained to NEDO in the Annexe in 1961 about lack of doors on the toilets, precluding privacy. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. HAWKE DIV . Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' No classes for about two weeks but plenty of skivvying. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. 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! Nigel, I joined 28 days before you. I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. 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. Picture Information. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga PTI Tug Wilson ( giant of a man) put you everything. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } View Gallery. ABLE SEAMAN Served from 1962 - 1967 Served in HMS Ganges. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. //-->, By We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. Therefore qualification for war grave status and CWGC commemoration is automatic. 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 - Tom Stewart (bottom left). Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. 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. 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. 1967 - Ron Stickles. 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!! I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. It closed in 1998 or something. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 1967 - David Burwood. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. A study of Maps of the island will also show a number of areas and roads named after the ship and members of her crew.She was finally moved to Sheerness in 1861 and lay idle there until 1865. HMS Ganges trained 160,000 boys between 1905 and 1976. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. Those were the days, carefree and know responsibilities, thanks for bringing back the memories. Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. 1968 - Alan Murchie. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. i jioned hms st vincent as boy 380 entry january 1961 my mate jioned hms ganges on the same day his name was john wileman from west yorkshire after doing 12yrs he emigrated to australia where sadly he passed away 14yrs ago we had many happy times talking about our time as nozzers great days wish we could relive it, 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! 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. Well said Colin, I too had similar experiences, Collingwood Mess March 1961. would not have changed it though and am proud to support the HMS Ganges Association where many of our old oppos can be found. Remember being woken up by 2 binlids being banged together and having to shave?? Instructors building. to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. 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. Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr !.173 joined and when we left 11 months later there was 62 remaining.l work in the Prison Service now and 2 years ago l met one of my old Leading Juniors serving 5 years ,it was so good to meet up again!!!! To join the Association complete FORM Aand FORM B. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. Did not go down well.! Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. 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. 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. 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. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! I am assuming that he died at home. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. Remember that only too well. 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. aside {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left; text-align:center;} Use commas to separate multiple tags. 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. 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. 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. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. 3rd Bn. Still scary though. 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. How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? 1967 - Margaret Taylor. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. The Great War Forum Limited 1968 - Peter Lord. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. I never realised that I looked so young! His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. Your email address will not be published. It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. 1967 - David Axford. On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. 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). Raymond Marvell. 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. Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC of the Royal Navy inspects the cadets of 'HMS Ganges' at the Annual British Legion fete at Christchurch Park,. Rugby union. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. I learned to swim wearing a boiler suit. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The swimming pool was a nightmare as I was a backward swimmer and hated the PTIs and their poles with a vengence, left there and joined HMS Venus. 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. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} Great memories and sad to see it now. 1968 - RO Warnett. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. !Doubling around the main parade ground in front of Nelsons Hall with 303s outstretched, standing to attention outside Drake 38 in the very early cold hours until one of us fainted for an utterly minor infraction. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. Pages of photographs included in this entry. Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. 503 were here. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO R.C. dailyinfo[25]=' 262952 Private Archibald Stanley BURGNEAY 8th Bn. 1967 - Pat Watterton. Was there a naval hospital at or near HMS Ganges? Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. 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. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' 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. HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department Its so sad to see how it is now. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen Thank you Ganges for all the memories. 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. 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. 1967 - Pat Watterton. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' ELEPHANTS IN KENT. Sad to see all the photos now but Ganges will always play a part if my life. What a turn of fate. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. 1969 - CRS John Petchey. 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. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' 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. So please check. 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 . I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). HMS Ganges Photo Tour. It intentionally ends at the time the Training Establishment first moved ashore. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions.