hms ganges photos 1967

HMS Ganges Photo Tour. 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/ I have it saved as a PDF file. It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. Coy. 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. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Raymond Marvell. He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. Happy days, tough but did us no harm in the long run. joined a cold Feb 65 Duncan 12.. still remember thinking what old salts the junior leaders were compared to us new boys ,(all of 16) but what power,I can still hear them bellowing out Eft (left) Iht (right) . 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. 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. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. The Mast HMS Ganges,must fill many an ex~Gangian with pure dread! 1967 - David Erwin. Worked internationally for many years. 1967 - John Jones. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. 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. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. Picture 1 of 2. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga Photograph: National Maritime Museum. Use commas to separate multiple tags. h6 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} 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. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . In Bootle I was starting my first year at the 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. 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. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Your email address will not be published. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. So please check. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. I have a grave in Lambourne Churchyard to A A A Adams Boy 2nd Class J/96948 who died 23.7.1020. 1966 - Comms Dept night out Gib. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). 1968 - HMS Albion Comms Staff. H.M.S. 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. R.C. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. Little did I know. 1967 - David Axford. Hi Bob (Chico) Kerr I dont know if you remember me, Bruce Fawcett. 1968 - P. Anson. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 That year over 1000 boys went down with Asian Flu. 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. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). come down the rope upside down to the beat of the drum,Assault course team, athletics,cross country, ganges rugby team h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} Still, I was close. 1966 - SGS Christchurch. 1969 - Presentation. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. 1969 - Peter Norris. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. Always remembered my Ships Book No 6666. 1968 - Version of the Playstation. face book me. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. dailyinfo[8]=' Ersatz-Reservist August KOOP 5./I.R.425 German Army who died 08/02/1919 ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 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Thanks for the memories. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. 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! 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. Free shipping for many products! 1968 - Alan Murchie. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. I could not believe reading your comments. 1966 - Geoff Cook. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. Class 291. 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. ( 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. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. Junior Seaman 1st Class. Ladder Display Ancestry Windows History Photograph of the Window Ladder Display at HMS Ganges; photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr; SHHMG:A1258 i was there 68/69,hard time but great fun ,i think i still hold the record for the most doubling round annexe parade ground and main parade ground as punishment,i remember paddy power and your full real name ,remember pinching buttered bread from messhall and toasting it at night with the mess iron, Ganges Blake 4 Mess 1959 I have been reading some of the above comments and can identify with a lot of them, one in particular mentions POGI Thompson who although a real Tartar I always thought his bark worse than his bite although a few of my mates might have disagreed but it was often a case of different strokes for different folks but one thing it gave you a good grounding for future life maybe after all these years I am looking through rose tinted specs but it made a lasting impression (no I never had cuts) I dont know how many are aware of the Ganges website but if you are interested it offers membership for ex-Ganges guys the opportunity to add your comments and maybe come across old mates. Your email address will not be published. in the swimming baths,and going up the mast in the winter, One memory that wont leave me is running around the parade ground in the Annexe in pyjamas with a 303 all because someone spoke after lights out. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. 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. No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). Our instructor was POMEM Flack. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 30 Recruitment. Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. It closed in 1998 or something. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. Very fond memories but what a shame its in such a state. 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. 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. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' As for the mast, well I did make it to the half moon but wouldnt push my luck.. I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. 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. I visited Ganges three years ago. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! HMS Ganges 'He had the misfortune to be placed under the care of two particularly brutal and drunken instructors whose continual bullying and abuse proved too much for this emerging free spirit ' His early life was hard by any standards. Instructors building. 1966 - RO Iddon. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. She was a second rate three masted ship, 196 feet long carrying 84 guns. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 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 ' Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. UK is lost. Ganges museum, Shotley marina, Suffolk, England, UK. Old Sweats 1.1k Location:Hampshire Interests:WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. 1966 - J.R. McKaig. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. 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. 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. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. 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. View Gallery. 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. //-->, By 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. 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