The button boy was paid a shilling for his endeavours. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. Joined Ganges in Feb @57. very cold. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. I think at one stage you could go to Gnges from 12 years old (not certain about this). 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. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. h3 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 20px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. I had occasion to spend a week there under observation after our bullying seamanship instructor (cant recall his name) hit me on the head after I had complained of suffering from a really bad headeache. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. She was the first British. 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. On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. 29 recruitment Duncan 11 mess 1960 to 1961. H.M.S. LMEM Served from 1971 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. TAKE CARE. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). 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/ document.write;
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In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. 1968 - RO Joseph Iche showing how to salute 1968 style. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. $7.20 + $14.89 shipping. 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. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. aside2 {width: 600px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left;} Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. The Mast HMS Ganges,must fill many an ex~Gangian with pure dread! read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. Amateur radio. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. Time to learn some nautical signals. 1966 - Les Parsons. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. 1966 - Geoff Cook. People work better for you if they have your respect, not fear and are treated fairly. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. 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. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. 1969 - Presentation. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. 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. Any idea what happened to Buzz Middleton, or Jeff Hollingsworth for instance. Use commas to separate multiple tags. 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. 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. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 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. 1967 - David Erwin. It closed in 1998 or something. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Went back again in 1976 just after the flag was lowered for the last time, place still intact at that point, gates locked with security staff on duty. Your email address will not be published. 1968 - Alan Davis. Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 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. 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! Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium '
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Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC of the Royal Navy inspects the cadets of 'HMS Ganges' at the Annual British Legion fete at Christchurch Park,. Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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So please check. How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore 1967 - David Erwin. I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) 1967 - Margaret Richardson. In Bootle I was starting my first year at the She was made of teak and launched from the Bombay Dockyard in November 1821. Rugby union. Thanks for the memories. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! 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. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. Observer career path/ real life experience. It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. 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 . Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. He warmly assured me that with todays ships you dont need to. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. kept quite a lot of the work done by us lads !. 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. 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. View Gallery. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. 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! dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). Raymond Marvell. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom '
1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 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. I have it saved as a PDF file. George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. 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. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. 1967 - David Burwood. 1967 - 3/O Sally Skelton. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. More like this Course Class Senior Services Royal Navy Dads Suit Photos Blue Pictures Fathers HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CPO Smeeth (1962) G Grey Funnel Line (GFL) Course/Class Photos Back Row Front Row She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. View Gallery. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. 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!!! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 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 - Training or Live Operating. 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. Thanks for all your replies fellas very interesting. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. On 5th May 1865 she arrived under tow at Devonport to be stripped of her guns and fitted out as a Training Ship for Boys.On 1st January 1866 the whole of the Boys on board HMS Wellesley were transferred to HMS Ganges at Plymouth and she arrived at Falmouth on 20th May 1866 and for the next thirty-three years was moored at various locations at Mylor, in Cornwall. 1968 - Joyce Hardy. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France '
For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 . 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!!!!! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. Steve. Pages of photographs included in this entry. 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. How interesting to read all the comments. That year over 1000 boys went down with Asian Flu. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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. Was there in 1989 course 3/89. 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. Bluecher German Navy who died 15/02/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
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