I dont reminisce on Ganges at all. It must have been due to a bad cold coming on and I recall being made to gargle from a jug of disinfectant every morning, overseen by a nurse in stiffly starched uniform. DO NOT TRY TO SIGN IN until you have joined the Association. [1] dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. A long way to fall, even with a safety net. Picture 1 of 2. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. 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. For those of you ex TROGs out there that have not done it already have a look at Google street view, not a pretty sight. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. !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. I think my most strident memory was sitting in the Gymnasium in late December 1971 with all the other nozzers staring up at the Kipling poem and waiting for the bus to take me to Ipswich railway station for the trip home for Christmas. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. Wally a priest- hard to see but knowing him as I did and what a comedian he was, yes anything was possible, Joined 5th September 1972 In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! 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! Joined hawke division, straight into the intermess/ inter divisional boxing. I have it saved as a PDF file. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 These photos show the current state of the Ganges. I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs 1968 - RO Warnett. H.M.S. There was the chip cutter at the bottom oops, I means the safety net that must have saved many a life all the extra mince meat for dinner :wink: Ganges Association website closing 2nd June 2007, Jumna Magazine HMS Ganges at Highnam Court, Glos.1940, Future Ford vehicles could repossess themselves, 10 myths told by Covid 'experts' now debunked. 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. 1967 - Ron Stickles. See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 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. Still scary though. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' 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. The climbing of the mast was only compulsory to the first yardarm I believe. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! I have it saved as a PDF file. The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. 1967 - RN Unit Tangmere. Can't imagine that being allowed these days. What a turn of fate. It closed in 1998 or something. How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? 1966 - J.R. McKaig. Chutbert. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: left;} The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore All the Best mate. Whenever I hear the term culture shock I think of my 1st few weeks at Shotley. 1968 - Alan Davies. 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 Gerry Crease. H.M.S. 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!!!!! I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. Although I have no memories of Shotley as I was too small we have family photographs and I know we all enjoyed being there very much. View Gallery. 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. Browse 30 hms ganges stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The Great War Forum Limited e.g. I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. 1968 - Dave Coffin. 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. 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. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. Life as I knew it was about to change. d/jx934082-I joined Ganges in Jan 1954 and began my training as a sparker. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Little did I know. . 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. 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. naval diehards clung on to ganges wrongly. I never realised that I looked so young! started off in the annexe in dreadnought mess and ironicly my last sub before leaving mob was dreadnouht, Fess, Thank you for your response to my comment. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. 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. ( 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Nelly Nelson, I called him Admiral, he called me Captain, a Comms rating my best mate, we used to climb the mast and have a fag at weekends, if we had one, who I later served on the Diana with, Hygiene Howell, the Moir twins, Jeff Manning, and a lad called Mannion who dissappeared one day, we were told he had commited suicide (Ganges did that to some lads), Phil Tarrant, Londoner, who never ceased to make me laugh Aide Hibbert nuff said, well thats about it, except does anyone remember the chocolate bar machine in the Long Covered way, it used to spew out its bars with a little fiddling, used to pay for my fags. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' comms class 247-248 in the same mess. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' JavaScript is disabled. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Ganges. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' 1967 - Margaret Taylor. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. Thanks for the memories. Free shipping for many products! It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. Junior Seaman 1st Class. 1967 - Singapore. 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. This site uses cookies. from The New York Times "Es dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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 ' ), You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I do plan to go down to Ganges, probably next spring, for one last look. Remember that only too well. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). Brian Hanney. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. 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. sad its gone but would never had survived Human Right Brigade of today. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. To join the Association complete FORM Aand FORM B. TAKE CARE. Uit Wikikids < Gebruiker:Rots61 | StatistiekenGebruiker:Rots61 | Statistieken. 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. 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! var fontstart = '' NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. My brother was at HMS GANGES in1952 ,he also joined HMS INDOMITABLE but was killed in the explosion which occured in 1953 at the time of his death he was 17 years old ,he would have been 19 on the 17-03-1953, please reply if possible . Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. I always thought that Ganges lads went to the fleet with a better understanding of the RN. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. I was glad there were only 24 hours in a day as you did not stop until pipe down Anyone with a peak cap was GOD. 1966 - Geoff Cook. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. View Gallery. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. 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