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HMS Ganges Days by Peter Broadbent (Paperback, 2013)
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In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw and unsuspecting recruit.
- Buy it nowHMS Ganges Days: From Nozzer to Dabtoe in 386 Days by Broadbent, Peter
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When Peter Broadbent entered HMS Ganges, the toughest training establishment for young recruits to the Royal Navy, he was a naive 15-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy, entranced with the idea of seeing the world, proud of his drainpipe trousers and DA hairstyle, and eager to meet girls. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw and unsuspecting recruit. When he emerged 386 days later it was as a prospective 'Dabtoe', not quite a fully trained Seaman, but well on the way. This funny and vivid memoir accurately captures what it was like to climb the mast, have your kit trashed, learn to swear, develop a taste for Kye and Stickies, double around the parade-ground at dead of night in your pyjamas, endlessly run up and down Laundry Hill ... and to do it all and much more while being continually barracked by a demanding Petty Officer Instructor. Along the way, Peter relished learning the Navy lingo and how to sail. He consumed platefuls of Cheese Ush, won a boxing certificate, discovered a secret stash of Playboy magazines, smoked thousands of cigarettes, and convinced girls back home that his shorn hair was in fact the very latest fashion 'down south'.Product Identifiers
PublisherChaplin Books
ISBN-139781909183131
eBay Product ID (ePID)141438880
Product Key Features
Book TitleHms Ganges Days
AuthorPeter Broadbent
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMemorials, History
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width138mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPeter Broadbent
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 04 Dec, 2018
Simply brilliant?
Brings back memories of my time at H.M.S Ganges very nostalgic and fond memories, a must read. A shame really that it closed its doors in 1976.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Feb, 2018
HMS GANGES DAYS
Considering the writer joined the RN 6 months after me I found it hard to believe things had changed so much at Ganges especially the wages paid in hand as pocket moneyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Jul, 2016
hard work but worth every day
my husband loved it he was there in 1951 so much happened to him as well. happy and painful memoriesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Jun, 2017
Boys to men
Still to read .. but have heard it's an accurate description of the harsh training at Ganges.. but we who served wouldn't of asked for any different......!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Apr, 2019
Very true to life in Ganges
Great book so true that could have been written about me.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Jul, 2023
Perfect Title
As I’m an ex Ganges Boy this book brings back some wonderful memories.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Sep, 2018
Memories we’re made from this
Excellent book I was at Ganges in 1972, and it brought back many memories.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Apr, 2019
Ganges
Brilliant book brought so many memories backVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Jul, 2016
Memories
I bought this for my husband who was at Ganges in 1954/55. He has been smiling ever since and interrupting my thoughts with recalled memories. An absolute must read for any ex Ganges boyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Jul, 2023
Ganges days
Was there a month after Peter. Many memories brought back.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
