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Ken Smith when he was a Ganges boy in 1963.

Master of Ceremony

on October 12, 2011 · No Comments · in Royal Navy

Standing on a wooden disc about a foot in diameter and saluting does not sound too much of a challenge, unless it is 143 feet above the ground and you only have a lightning conductor to grip between your knees. This was the job of the button boy at HMS Ganges who had to shin [...]

Children with gas masks during World War Two

Suffolk childhood memories of the 1930s

on July 14, 2011 · No Comments · in Public Transport, Royal Navy, Wartime

A drink and a meal at the Butt and Oyster public house by the River Orwell at Pin Mill, is a very pleasant experience, with thousands of locals and tourists visiting the beauty spot every year. Imagine how different it would have been in the 1930s when John Andrews was a boy and barges unloaded [...]

Gwyn Charlton at HMS Ganges with the mast in the background.

HMS Ganges

on February 8, 2011 · 9 Comments · in Armed Forces, Countryside, Royal Navy, Schools, Services, Wartime

HMS Ganges was a Royal Navy Training base at Shotley, Suffolk. Ganges, in the early years was afloat in Harwich Harbour, and from 1905 until 1976 as a shore base.