Use commas to separate multiple tags. 1967 - HMS Hermes, Daniel Costello. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. My father was a signals boy at Ganges from March 1934 until June 1935 and, by a strange quirk of fate, I found his unique initials scratched on the end of my bed on the base frame. 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. There is some excellent footage of Ganges, albeit WWII era in one of Roland Smith's splendid Episodes of the Royal Navy videos (Part 3, Close up for action stations). George, would you believe that Wally Beard went on to become a man of the cloth after he left the pusser. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. HAWKE DIV . 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. I can still see faces in my mind but cant put names to them. There are two of these towers on site, both of which have been converted to water towers. Little did I know. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. background-color: #f1f1f1; margin-top:80px;} Brilliant guy. Canadian Railway Troops who died 09/02/1920 HALIFAX (MOUNT OLIVET) CEMETERY Canada ' His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. Instructors building. body {font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12px; text-decoration:none;} 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. ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. 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". Ganges Museum is located at Shotley Gate near Ipswich, in what was the Enright Block, on the foreshore of the former H.M.S. HMS Ganges Museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a Royal Navy Training Establishment in 1905 to its closure in 1976. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga So sad to see it derelict but I guess the history still very much remains. I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. var year=mydate.getYear() ELEPHANTS IN KENT. NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. 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. document.write; I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. 1968 February - HMS Sea Eagle Comms Dept. H.M.S. She was the first British. 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!!!!! H.M.S. Note the number alongside the photo and then click 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. Thank you Ganges for all the memories. 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. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France ' An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. Therefore qualification for war grave status and CWGC commemoration is automatic. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. 3rd Bn. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. At the age of 18 they were advanced to Ordinary Seaman (the rank at which adult Seaman recruits would enlist). 1968 - S/Lt Davies. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. 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 . Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. [1] HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. It certainly transformed us from little boys into men. After reading Terry Parkers letter, my hair stood on end. How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? 27 Feb 2023 - I was devastated to learn that my old friend Mick Kester crossed the bar last Friday 24 February, apparently after suffering a heart attack.. Mick served in the Royal Navy for a total of 24 years, having joined in February 1958 as a Junior Seaman at HMS GANGES in Suffolk. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. 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 ' 1967 - David Axford. TAKE CARE. 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 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. var daym=mydate.getDate() I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. var fontstart = '' His service register is available online, does it mention his cause of death? View Gallery. U.S. 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. 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. 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. 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. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. 1968 HMS Nubian Commissioning Parade with Vin 'Shiner' Wright. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. I had passed for PO but eager to begin a new life in Civvy Street left before promotion came through. I was never so fit, but wernt we always so hungry, does any one remember cake sandwiches on a Sunday, You used to put a slab of cake between two slices of bread to make more of it and to help fill you up. Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. HMS GANGES Parents Day 1968 Brochure Always_a_Civvy Sep 15, 2006 A Always_a_Civvy ADC Sep 15, 2006 #1 This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. That is damn high. 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 !.173 joined and when we left 11 months later there was 62 remaining.l work in the Prison Service now and 2 years ago l met one of my old Leading Juniors serving 5 years ,it was so good to meet up again!!!! 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. Is he listed in the CWGC Roll or does he just have a CWGC style Headstone?? Great memories and sad to see it now. Discipline was reported to have been a little over zealous at times. Railways, Motorcycles, Computers, Target shooting. I joined in July 1951, 175 Blake, and left the service in 1964 as L/sea QA 1. I have it saved as a PDF file. Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. Later he would be signalman to Mountbatten and served on HMS Warspite, becoming CYS. Very fond memories but what a shame its in such a state. For the rest of the history, and to see some of the 10,000+ artefacts on show you will have to visit the museum.) 1968 - Les Prior (3rd from right) These photos show the current state of the Ganges. var fontend = '' Find Portrait 60s stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Part of her duties whilst in the Pacific was to survey Salt Spring Island where the principal town is still called Ganges.