Grand
Order of Water Rats
Past King Rats |
The ultimate accolade for
a member is to be voted King Rat
who presides for one year over the Lodges as well as the charitable work of the Order. |
1890 |
|
2008 |
| 1890 Harry Freeman |
1930 Talbot O'Farrell |
1965 Tommy Trinder |
| 1891 Dan Leno |
1931 Will Hay FRAS |
1966 Arthur Haynes |
| 1892 Dan Leno |
1932 Chas Austin |
1967 Terry Cantor |
| 1893 Wal Pink |
1933 Joe Morrison |
1968 Frankie Vaughan OBE.DL |
| 1894 Joe Elvin |
1934 Will Fyffe |
1969 Harry Seltzer |
| 1895 J.W. Cragg |
1935 Marriott Edgar |
1970 Philip Hindin |
| 1896 Eugene Stratton |
1936 George Wood OBE |
1971 George Martin |
| 1897 Dan Leno |
1937 Stanley Damerell Ray Donn Born |
1972 Albert Stevenson |
| 1898 Joe O'Gorman |
1938 Fred Miller |
1973 George Elrick FRSA |
| 1899 Paul Martinetti |
1939 Fred Russell OBE |
1974 Cyril Dowles OBE |
| 1990 Eugene Stratton |
1940 Will Hay |
1975 Joe Church |
| 1901 Joe O'Gorman |
1941 John Sharman |
1976 David Nixon |
| 1902 Wal Pink |
1942 George Jackley |
1977 David Nixon |
| 1903 Fred Russell OBE |
1943 Tom Moss |
1978 Don Ross |
| 1904 Tom McNaughton |
1944 George Doonan |
1979 David Berglas |
| 1905 Arthur Reece |
1945 Bud Flanagan OBE |
1980 Henry Cooper OBE. KSG |
| 1906 Harry Tich |
1946 Teddy Brown |
1981 Dec Cluskey |
| 1907 James Allison |
1946 Bud Flanagan OBE |
1982 Charlie Smithers |
| 1908 W.H.Clemart |
1947 Robb Wilton |
1983 Len Lowe |
| 1909 Fred Ginnett |
1948 Albert Whelan |
1984 Davy Kaye MBE |
| 1910 Charles Warren |
1949 Ted Ray |
1985 Les Dawson |
| 1911 Harry Tate |
1950 Ted Ray |
1986 Alan Freeman MBE |
| 1912 Chas Austin |
1951 Bud Flanagan OBE |
1987 Danny La Rue |
| 1913 Chas Austin |
1952 Charlie Chester MBE.OStJ |
1988 Bernard Bresslaw |
| 1914 Fred Russell OBE |
1953 Ben Warriss |
1989 Roy Hudd |
| 1915 W.Banquier |
1954 George Elrick FRSA |
1990 David Lodge |
| 1916 Lew Lake |
1955 Tommy Trinder CBE |
1991 Wyn Calvin MBE |
| 1917 Lew Lake |
1956 Dave O'Gorman |
1992 Bert Weedon FRSA |
| 1918 Chas Austin |
1957 Cyril Dowler OBE |
1993 John Inman |
| 1919 W. Banquier |
1958 Clarkson Rose |
1994 Roger de Courcey |
| 1920 Deane Tribune |
1959 Johnnie Riscoe |
1995 Paul Daniels |
| 1921 Geo D'Albert |
1960 Arthur Scott |
1996 Paul Daniels |
| 1928 Chas Austin |
1961 Ben Warriss |
1997 Alf Pearson |
| 1929 Fred Russell OBE |
1962 Ben Warriss |
1998 Frankie Vaughan CBE.DL. |
| Owing to various
circumstances the |
1963 Tommy Trinder CBE |
1999 Gordon Kaye |
| Lodge was
suspended until 1927 |
1964 Ted Ray |
2000 Roy Hudd |
| 2001 Don Smoothey |
2002 Keith Simmons |
2003 Chas McDevitt |
| 2004
Chas McDevitt |
2005 Melvyn Hayes |
2006 Kaplan
Kaye |
| 2007
Kaplan Kaye |
2008 Kaplan
Kaye |
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