Never had enough food..always hungry. PO was called something like Hayjhans saw him again as a Sub Lt at RNAS Abbotsinch in 1963 (now Glasgow Airport) still swaggering and still a st! Looking for Roger Moylan online? Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. Amateur radio. Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. there were decent ppl at ganges sure, but the sado-nutter was there too and did not fit with the new 1960s generation. 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. Note the number alongside the photo and then click 1968 - FO2FEF Staff. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. There was a Daylight Signal Lamp (DSL) on the end of the block 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. 1968 - Going on leave. (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 - Comms Dept night out Gib. 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. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . These photos show the current state of the Ganges. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. View Gallery. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 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! Scattered around the site are various bomb shelters. They were in quite a bad state, but some parts were still readable. My video shows him shinning up the last bit. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.). I will live with the great memories of having had such a great time there, with such great people. Hi Bob (Chico) Kerr I dont know if you remember me, Bruce Fawcett. Climbing the Ganges Mast. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Chinese Labour Corps who died 20/02/1918 ST. ETIENNE-AU-MONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY France ' ELEPHANTS IN KENT. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. I JOINED UP SEPT 13TH 1970. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Ganges training establishment. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. Joined Ganges Sept 70,Anson 21 mess long covered way,was at the old place couple of years ago what a bloody shame to let it go to rack and ruin.At least the old school house has been turned into flats.I am proud to be called a Ganges lad,the cream of the Royal Navy. dailyinfo[7]=' Major Surtees ATKINSON Military Cross Royal Field Artillery who died 07/02/1918 FULFORD CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. H.M.S. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. Did not go down well.! Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 No 2s with red badges were the order of the day. 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. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/02/1917 DOIRAN MEMORIAL Greece ' 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. sad its gone but would never had survived Human Right Brigade of today. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn. 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) When I left the RN I bought a converted MTB that had originally been HMS Ariel. I really only started to enjoy life when actually in the Fleet Air Arm. And kids had to climb it when they were training in the navy. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. [1] dailyinfo[30]=' B/469 Worker Charles BARLOW Australian Munition Worker who died 30/01/1918 NORTH SHEEN CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1969 - Presentation. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. 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. 1967 - David Axford. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. 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. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. 1968 - Staff of STANAVFORLANT. I always thought that Ganges lads went to the fleet with a better understanding of the RN. Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. Steve. R.C. 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. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. So please check. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. Pages of photographs I passed out, but transfered to the Bootnecks(!!!) included in this entry. 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. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: left;} #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } Two instructors were Ch, ME Rusty Steele and Chief Mech Dinger Bell, great guys. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. 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. 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. It closed in 1998 or something. 1967 - Pat Watterton. That lasted about 6 months then you got your first ship in my case HMS Eskimo. 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. 'flag captain' in a sentence. Class 291. What a turn of fate. 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. Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. 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. 1967 - John Jones. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' 1966 - RO Chappell. You are using an out of date browser. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. A long way to fall, even with a safety net. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. 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. 1967 - Singapore Jan 67. HMS ABDIEL ROYAL Navy Cap Tally Tallie Cap Band H.M.S. 1967 - John Jones. This was by no means the first ship . NAVAL HOSPITAL,EXECUTIVE Officer's Quarters,Balboa Park,San Diego,CA,8 - $13.64. HomeIntro/HistoryIntroHistoryBuntingsSig LampsSemaphoreFlagsPennant NosMisc PhotosSparkersTransmittersReceiversRadio CallsignsEquipmentRefurbishmentSnippetsPortStarboardMidshipsCommunicationsHMS MercuryHMS GangesPhotos/Docs/BooksPhotographsCommunicatorPublicationsPersonalTeleprinter ArtTeleprinter ArtSearchIn Memory ContactLinks Our DO was Lieutenant Commander James. sticking up like one giant finger.Ganges was an experience that will never leave me, a love hate relationship, Started out in Anson 20 mess, back classed through illness and ended up in Grenville 23 mess.Greatest achievement of my life was getting my branch badge after thirteen months I think that I had earned it. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. There was indeed a hospital at Ganges. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department 92 Rec. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. Those were the days, carefree and know responsibilities, thanks for bringing back the memories. !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE. Lived in Hut 24, Anson division at the bottom of the Long Covered Way. 1966 - Les Parsons. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. h4 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 17px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} Its so sad to see how it is now. 1966 - David Davis. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Can't imagine that being allowed these days. background-color: #f1f1f1; margin-top:80px;} I learned to swim wearing a boiler suit. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1967 - David Erwin. 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. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. 1968 - Setting up the Xbox. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). 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. and 34th Coy. to think of the days we had to climb that (by order) HSE would have a fit today. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70