hms ganges photos 1967

1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. Can anyone tell me of his circumstances and where the |Ganges was at that time? Remember that only too well. 1967 - David Burwood. 1968 Vin 'Shiner' Wright HMS Nubian. 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT. included in this entry. I always thought that Ganges lads went to the fleet with a better understanding of the RN. I returned to Ganges when a Home Office training establishment as a guest of the Superintendent I/C and enjoyed a glass of sherry in what was formerly the Captains office overlooking the Quarter Deck. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. document.write; and Gen. Hos. HMS Ganges herself left Shotley in July 1906 for Chatham leaving her Figurehead to remain at Shotley as a reminder until the Training Establishment was itself closed in 1976. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 View Gallery. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. [1] Free shipping for many products! 1968 - Peter Lord. 1966 - RO Iddon. I never realised that I looked so young! 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!!!! After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. How many do you still remember. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. 1967 - HMS London. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. 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". I remember manning the gates at weekends and then off down to the Marina to drink the night away before back back on camp for breakfast. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. The Mast HMS Ganges,must fill many an ex~Gangian with pure dread! My new life has been a cracker. A researcher has suggested that as the photo appears to show the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company premises beyond the Brilliant, the location must be Woolloomooloo. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. In 1927 HMS Ganges was sold out of service on 31st August 1929 and broken up the following year. 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. Little did I know. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. 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 - Margaret Taylor. H.M.S. e.g. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' 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. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. He said it was pretty tough, but it gave the boys an incredible background and training that served them throughout their careers. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. 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. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. I was a baby stoker in Grenville 1966/1967 86 recruitment, very sad to see these photographs, I am Scottish and always meant to visit the place again, great memories of a great time in my life, thanks for reminding me yet again, once a Ganges boy but still a ganges boy Thankyou. June 4th 1962 is a day I will never forget, I was driven into the Annexe at HMS Ganges in an old blue Tilly, with 3 other lads after a train journey from Darkest Devon. It was built in 1865 to protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and Harwich. Remembered Today: This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. You are using an out of date browser. Great site. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. H.M.S. 1969 - Presentation. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Lawson, Inst Lt C.Harrison,Inst Lt A.W. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. FOR SALE! Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. h3 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 20px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. #title {width:878px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; text align: center; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg");} For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. dailyinfo[10]=' Second Lieutenant Spencer Noel HUMPHREYS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 116th Bde. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. Those were the days, carefree and know responsibilities, thanks for bringing back the memories. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. Any questions or enquiries, please contact the WEBMASTERby email. My late brother left a scribbled note referring to the death of his naval father in March 1919 at a Shotley Hospital following an incident in connection with HMS Coventry when several men were badly injured. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. (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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. U.S. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. BLACK TOT DAY 2015. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. 92 Rec. #wrapper {width:900px; margin:0px auto; border:0px solid #bbb; padding:10px; } Photograph: National Maritime Museum. Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. Confirmation (June/July 1967) 45: HMS GANGES PARENTS DAY (July 1967) 45: JRO2 Ray (Taff) Hurley (1967) 46: Assembly of officers (Between October 1967 and October 1968) 46: Open Day 1968: 47: A days Sea Training on HMS Tenby - 1966 . 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 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. His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? I can still see faces in my mind but cant put names to them. 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 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! 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. 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!!!!! Required fields are marked *. William (Robbie) Roberts. 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. face book me. 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: left;} I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1966 - Commcen Lascaris Comms Staff. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' I know many bodies were stowed in the laundry at laundry hill, due to a sinking or collision in the drink near by. Sorry all, should have said Suffolk, not Essex. I had been warned what to expect, my father was a Petty Officer who had joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was still serving aboard HMS Hermes, the day I joined, I was 15 years and 10 weeks old exactly. Joined Ganges on 4th Feb 1963, 56 recruitment, the year of the worst winter since 1947.Six, seven foot snow drifts on the way to Ganges from Ipswitch railway station in the old cream and blue Bedford OB coach.The sky and ground were white and the only thing that could be seen about a couple of miles away from Ganges was the mast! I joined Ganges in 1962. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 1967 - RN Unit Tangmere. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. William Cornwallis who in 1795 as Vice Admiral, flying his flag in HMS Royal Sovereign, was famed for his skilful retreat from superior French forces at Belle Isle II and also Sir Francis Laforey who later commanded HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. On entry, these boys were 15 years of age. dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. 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! dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. 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. 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. Royal Scots who died 16/02/1919 ARBROATH EASTERN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' Still scary though. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' It brought back some fond memories and indeed some bad ones. 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. It intentionally ends at the time the Training Establishment first moved ashore. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. 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. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. R.C. 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. Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! 1968 - RO Warnett. Ganges was one of the ships chosen, and she was moored just down from a small dockyard at Mylor, where the marina is now. This includes gaining permissions, clearance, or rights to publish any content or images on eHive. dailyinfo[8]=' Ersatz-Reservist August KOOP 5./I.R.425 German Army who died 08/02/1919 ADINKERKE MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' It may not display this or other websites correctly. Did not go down well.! 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. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. 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. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department I am assuming that he died at home. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! 1968 - HMS Mercury Daufman advert. Kepple 2 Mess, Long covered way. DO NOT TRY TO SIGN IN until you have joined the Association. 1966 - RO Chappell. Richard Firmin LSA Served from 1967 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Richard Dunn CMEM (M) Served from 1972 - 1987 Served in HMS Ganges Tony Hayden RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Ohara MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges Peter Cook Thanks for all your replies fellas very interesting. The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project, Mothers' Union - Shotley Peninsula Branch, Stour & Orwell Estuaries Management Group. 1968 - Going on leave. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} Instructors building. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 1968 - Mixing the Christmas Pudding. This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. I dont know too much about it, but it did have fantastic bricks inside. dailyinfo[24]=' Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). I have a grave in Lambourne Churchyard to A A A Adams Boy 2nd Class J/96948 who died 23.7.1020. Ganges moulded your character for life and prepared you to face anything the world threw at you. AGM Qld mini-reunion 2014. I could not believe reading your comments. 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. 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. ( 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. I have it saved as a PDF file. Happy but tough days.I was in Hawk division, the only name i,ve recogised is PAUL HARTILL (FUB) best of luck to him. Time to learn some nautical signals. I was in Blake Division and remember some names, Ross Allen and Nigel Smith. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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. 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. Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC of the Royal Navy inspects the cadets of 'HMS Ganges' at the Annual British Legion fete at Christchurch Park,. 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. View Gallery. 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. 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. Middlesex Regiment who died 17/02/1917 REGINA TRENCH CEMETERY, GRANDCOURT France ' 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. 4th Bn. All those humane movies we watched, and we believed it was only nazis who behaved like the gunnery instructors at Ganges. HMS Ganges trained 160,000 boys between 1905 and 1976. Raymond Marvell. not that Im biased you understand!!! During the 1840s there were a number of engagements in the eastern Mediterranean whilst blockading the Syrian coast. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. Happy days, tough but did us no harm in the long run. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). Observer career path/ real life experience. I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. I think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! It closed in 1998 or something. All the Best mate. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. [1] kept quite a lot of the work done by us lads !. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . I complained to NEDO in the Annexe in 1961 about lack of doors on the toilets, precluding privacy. 1969 - HMS Fife Golly team. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from 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 . Sad to see all the photos now but Ganges will always play a part if my life. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Posted 23 October , 2005 They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. Great photographs bringing back lots of memories joined Ganges annex in November 1956 then Drake mess 232 class radio operators. Our instructor was POMEM Flack. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich and Shotley . It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. var fontend = '' Sign up for an eHive account to start cataloguing and sharing your collection online. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. It closed in 1998 or something. Throughout a life in management, I proved that over and over again and dont ask anything of anyone you would not do yourself. 1966 - Les Parsons. HMS Ganges - The Place. My father Stan Sydes was a Naval Instructor there on 3 occasions. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' 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. #spacer {clear:both; text-align:center; border:0px solid #bbb; color: blue; Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. Left May 1952 joined HMS Indomitable. I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. How right you are, your picture made me go weak at the knees, I only made it to the second yardarm and that was pure hell, I was there in 1967/68, discipline was hard but fair, all Ganges recruits were know as TROGS (training recruits of Ganges) and trained there for 10 months before moving onto specialist job training, in my case Hms Mercury communications branch training. My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! Only a crown for the button boy!He should have been goven a bloody knighthood! !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! There I was a babyfaced matelot of 16, let loose in the real world, a girl in every port, and once around the world before I was 20. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . 1968 - Tom Stewart (bottom left). See photo for condition This is a original Late 1990's Full Length 304817895258 1967 - David Erwin. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. She had her keel scraped and the Boys were transferred to either HMS Lion or HMS Impregnable.Fourteen days later she moved, partly under sail, and in the company of HMS Arrogant, to Sheerness. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. 1968 - Alan Davis. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. 30 Recruitment. I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. Rich. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. Brilliant guy. 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 2OTH RECURITMENT. 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. 1967 - David Axford. An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. 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. Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. Ganges training establishment. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. In one room were some educational posters on one wall. ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } LMEM Served from 1971 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. Earlier recruitments had to sign on for 12 years. 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. 'flag captain' in a sentence. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. 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. 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. 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. I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. Still, I was close. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. I thought he meant me &even after 2 sojourns in the sick bay with pneumonia(& thats another story) I did it @ still have my prize. WW1, especially submariners; 20th century police. Coy. Inst. 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. 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