hms ganges photos 1967

1967 - John Jones. 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!!!! By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. 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 . British MT Ben harold Smith in pool of london 1967 ship photo. The eHive Account Holder is responsible for the content on this page. Rifle Brigade who died 13/02/1916 MENIN ROAD SOUTH MILITARY CEMETERY Belgium ' Coy. It closed in 1998 or something. 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!! William (Robbie) Roberts. I have no idea what my entry or class number was & is not recorded on my docs. General Photographs 1966 to 1969 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. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. Whenever I hear the term culture shock I think of my 1st few weeks at Shotley. Rich. That is damn high. 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. You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. The last sail only warship built for the Royal Navy. var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department I would love to walk through the main gate at Ganges again, before it falls apart completely. eHive is an innovative web-based system that will help you catalogue, organise and share your collection in a simple and secure way. There was a lightning conductor on top to grip with ones knees. 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. i was there in 1964 -65, Collingwood 34 in short covered way Yes thats where we were! I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO Picture Information. View Gallery. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. H.M.S. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 1968 - Alan Murchie. 1968 - Version of the Playstation. Observer career path/ real life experience. 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). You can still see the infamous mast that all entrants had to climb. 1966 - Disposition of British Forces. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. They were brilliant to us and always very fair. Our instructor was POMEM Flack. Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. 1968 - HMS Albion Comms Staff. 1968 - HMS Llandaff Comms Dept. All the Best mate. Regards to all Ex Ganges lads, Rattler Morgan, Blake 6 Mess. 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. The last time I did that was in 1964 when I left Grenville 22 mess to go to Condor for bombhead training. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. instucters were PO Jock Barrie and Chief PO Noel Whitlock. included in this entry. 1967 - HMS London Comms Dept. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. 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. 1968 - Dining Hall Servery. 1968 - Alan Davis. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1967 - Pat Watterton. Brilliant guy. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) Family ww1 research. 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. comms class 247-248 in the same mess. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. 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 think all ganges boys were definitely turned into men!!!! Frank Harrison EDINGER Army Chaplains Department who died 26/02/1918 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom ' of boys. Discipline was reported to have been a little over zealous at times. 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. UK is lost. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. It went on to become a landmark for the forces and for Suffolk . Hope you are keeping well, and I would love to walk through those gates with you again. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. Click to enlarge . You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. 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! HMS Ganges Photo Tour. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. The instructors were PO Joe Irskine and PO Nobby Clarke. would not say it was great but the memories of the lads you were with 24/7 still come back. It was at Shotley in Essex, opposite Harwich. including mast manning, in a Pictorial Tribute leaflet from 1968 - Morse WRNS under training. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. 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