1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. 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! Sign up for a new account in our community. Note the number alongside the photo and then click 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Rich. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. 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 . 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. 1967 - HMS Mercury Dining Hall. Yes we had to go up the mast, our class did two mannings for Royal Visits (Parents day) 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. 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. LEFT THE NAVY 1994 AS A POMEM ,WORKING AS APOSTMAN NOW. Observer career path/ real life experience. I cant find out exactly how high it is various websites say its between 130 and 150ft high. Naar navigatie springen Naar zoeken springen Naar zoeken springen 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. Its so sad to see how it is now. 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. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. 1968 - Peter Lord. The niceties of life gradually disappear: citrus fruit, olive oil, toilet paper. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. . H.M.S. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. Rugby union. 1968 - P. Anson. Left 18 years later as a CPO GI. Review of HMS Ganges Museum Reviewed 27 August 2018 Was there a naval hospital at or near HMS Ganges? You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. HMS Ganges was a shore establishment for boy seamen. Collingwood 36 mess at the top of Benbow Lane. 15yrs old and no hair. Recommended Internet Browsers: FIREFOX, SAFARI and GOOGLE CHROME. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. Class 291. 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! 1967 - John Jones. U.S. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } I left to join HMS Protector where I served my next two years and becme an adult 18 years old. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' Better late than never, I've just realised that this has been lurking on the top of a bookcase: It measures only 11.5 x 7cm. I think I would want considerably more than that. It was not the best place in the world to be as a 15 year old but my God it made men out I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. 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. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. Like him the GIs (GI Thompson in particular) and the PTIs were god and to be feared by all. 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. e.g. 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. LEFT THERE TO JOIN HMS ARK ROYAL . 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. 1967 - David Axford. KNOWN AS PADDY MAWHINNEY. In July 2006 the Secretary of State intervened and rejected all plans! 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. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Photographs of various ceremonial aspects of HMS Ganges, 1969 - HMY Comms Dept. Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. dailyinfo[18]=' Nurse Hellen ILINE Russian Army who died 18/02/1920 MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA Greece ' There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. 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! Indian Merchant Service who died 11/02/1918 BOMBAY 1914-1918 MEMORIAL, MUMBAI India ' On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. Before joining up I told the recruiting officer I couldnt swim a stroke. It was also the year of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth, the abdication of Prince Michael of Rumania and Rumania becoming a People's Republic. 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 . Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' That is damn high. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. Never had enough food..always hungry. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. . I joined Ganges May 5th 1953 .I remember the PTIs Maker photographer : Fisk, R A, Mr Great site. 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 dont reminisce on Ganges at all. 30 Recruitment. The Great War Forum Limited She was the first British. Any photo's, stories, or anyone looking for an Oppo is welcome. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CY Pratt (May 1964) Find this Pin and more on Course/Class Photos by Grey Funnel Line (GFL). 1968 - Alan Murchie. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Hms ganges hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Hms ganges Stock Photos and Images (117) See hms ganges stock video clips Quick filters: Black & white hms ganges shotley RM CXG428 - Derelict entrance to HMS Ganges Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England RF AXTCC0 - HMS Ganges mast,suffolk, england View Gallery. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. She was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name.