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. 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. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. I could not believe reading your comments. Ganges in 1906. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. I shook my head in disbelief when I saw the state of the place. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. Left to right: Ganges (ex- Minotaur ), Caroline, Ganges II (ex- Agincourt ). 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. There was a lightning conductor on top to grip with ones knees. 1967 - Pat Watterton. Mastering all the usages of 'flag captain' from sentence examples published by news publications. HMS Ganges Photo Tour. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. 1967 - John Jones. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. 1969 - Peter Norris. . to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. I have it saved as a PDF file. var daym=mydate.getDate() dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. 503 were here. Therefore qualification for war grave status and CWGC commemoration is automatic. PTI Tug Wilson ( giant of a man) put you everything. Live in Australia and have just retired after 23 years in SA Police., have been able to contact 2 mates from 1960, Colin Barber and Colin Dorsett, Any more of you out there!!!! She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Joined Ganges in Feb @57. very cold. 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. $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. !.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!!!! dailyinfo[19]=' Lieutenant Colonel Harry LA TROBE CAMPBELL Distinguished Service Order, Territorial Decoration, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Royal Engineers who died 19/02/1919 BRISTOL (CANFORD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' fell off the button :? I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. It closed in 1998 or something. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 1967 - John Jones. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for British MT Beckenham& HMS Woodlark in pool of london 1984 ship photo at the best online prices at eBay! It's amazing nobody (or very few?) 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. 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. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. View Gallery. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! It is now being developed. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' Picture Information. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' 1966 - Training or Live Operating. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. This was by no means the first ship . dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. Great site. Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! 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. 1968 - P. Anson. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 I reckon that I received my secondary education at Shotley, I joined Ganges 2 Sep 58 (Benbow 251 Tactical Operators). 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. View Gallery. Your email address will not be published. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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 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. You are using an out of date browser. NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. The climbing of the mast was only compulsory to the first yardarm I believe. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 1969 - CRS John Petchey. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Hardest six weeks ever but set my standards of life.Will never forget how proud we were when we passed out of there. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? Your email address will not be published. After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. 5th Bde. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} BLACK TOT DAY 2015. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. Ships - In which we served. If you would like to know how we use our cookies or how you can block cookies in your browser please click on our cookie policy. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 1967 - David Burwood. 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/ This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 15yrs old and no hair. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Those members who have submitted a website joining form will receive an email from the webmaster giving log in details, this email might end up in your Junk/Spam Mail. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. Can anyone tell me of his circumstances and where the |Ganges was at that time? HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. 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. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 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. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. PRG 1373/3/13: The four masted iron barque 'Port Jackson', 2212 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast barque, 2212 tons, ON84362, 286.2 x 41.1 x 25.2. As he was undergoing training he was effectively on Active Service,ie embodied in a Unit,& as his death is presumably a training accident or similar his death would presumably be considered "War Related". 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. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' It has been always presumed that these ships were the way of the Company saying thank-you for keeping the sea-lanes open but may well also have been a way of paying their taxes and dues.HMS Ganges took part in a number of actions at sea during her lifetime including her involvement against the Danes as part of Admiral Lord Nelsons fleet. Chutbert. 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. 1966 - RO Iddon. 1968 - RS EJ Emberton. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. which we used to read for instructions (You could actually stand below the light and 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. 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!!! For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. Royal Flying Corps who died 06/02/1918 LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 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 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. Meetings & Reunions. 3rd Bn. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. 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. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. 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. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' It may not display this or other websites correctly. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. 1967 - David Axford. 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. background-color: #f1f1f1; margin-top:80px;} Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. var year=mydate.getYear() I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - S/Lt Davies.

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