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Grand Knight Commanders

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Grand Knight Commanders

Grand Knight Commanders 

Year NameNo.EncampmentLocation
1889Sir KnightBen Sherwood


1890“Landsverk


1891“W G Pearson


1892“T Johnson6LondonderryStockton
1893“W Spencley


1894“H Laverick


1895“A Cudworth9T M BarronDarlington
1896“W Middleton23Alfred MartinFeatherstone
1897“W Weldon5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1898“Geo Buckley14TA McCullaghBishop Auckland
1899“Jos E Boynes9TM BarronDarlington
1900“R Everton13PhoenixHartlepool
1901“CH Clark6LondonderryStockton
1902“AE Fright1ErimusMiddlesbrough
1903“SC Coull9TM BarronDarlington
1904“W H Goodger9TM BarronDarlington
1905“J F G Brown6LondonderryStockton
1906“G A Sweetman13PhoenixHartlepool
1907“G J Moore18WellingtonBarnsley
1908“J W Clarke5Col CameronHartlepool
1909“FW Slater5Col CameronHartlepool
1910“J N O Bishop6LondonderryStockton
1911“J Askman18WellingtonBarnsley
1912“JE Plummer14TA McCullaghBishop Auckland
1913“JW Wright9TM BarronDarlington
1914“JW Guy5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1915“WE Kirby5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1916“CJ Robinson14TA McCullaghBishop Auckland
1917“J Beal5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1918“J Bates24WhitworthSpennymoor
1919“W Weightman36SunderlandSunderland (24)
1920“D Easton13PhoenixHartlepool (to 5)
1921“JA Bratt6LondonderryStockton
1922“ES Blanthorne13PhoenixHartlepool
1923“EM Metcalfe6LondonderryStockton
1924“WH Goodger9TM BarronDarlington
1925“FGN Fowler36SunderlandSunderland
19261“JW Moore78ElswickElswick
1927“W Weightman36SunderlandSunderland
1928“W McGeoch49NewcastleNewcastle
1929“T Bryson14TA McCullaghBishop Auckland
1930“R Kerr18WellingtonBarnsley
1931“RH Lormor13PhoenixHartlepool
1932“JP Glover68Whitley BayWhitley Bay
1933“WD Tweddle48Earl of HarewoodThornaby
1934“JW Riddle29BlackgateCoxhoe
1935SKCC Sinclair47SouthwickSunderland
1936“W Kyme43Albert ParkMiddlesbrough
1937“RS Moodie65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
1938“GH Barron93PelawPelaw
1939“W Dougan95RichmondRichmond Yorks
1940“TP Horn5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1941“W Sargent9TM BarronDarlington
1942“J Hutchinson65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
1943“N Ebden42John BealBlackhall Colliery
1944“WH Bayness95RichmondRichmond Yorks
1945“C Spence14TA McCullaghBishop Auckland
1946“W Colbeck48Earl of HarewoodThornaby
1947“H Truman6LondonderryStockton
1948“G Jameson43Albert ParkMiddlesbrough
1949“WD Tweddle48Earl of HarewoodThornaby
1950“W Allinson37MainsforthFerryhill
1951“TW Coates9TM BarronDarlington
1952“J Keerie42John BealBlackhall Colliery
1953“RW Gardiner24WhitworthSpennymoor
1954“P Porter37MainsforthFerryhill
1955“JWR Willey6LondonderryStockton
1956“J Williams40TrimdonTrimdon Grange. Ret
1957“WJ Tuson13PhoenixHartlepool
1958SSKCEllar6LondonderryStockton
1959“Maguire100CullercoatsNorth Shields
1960“J Copperthwaite38WingateWingate
1961“JL Dixon58NeptuneRedcar
1962SKCJC Wilkinson65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
1963SSKCJ Smallwood68Whitley BayWhitley Bay
1964“FC Daynes65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
1965SKCTW Bishop6LondonderryStockton
1966“G Millar32Wear ValleyCrook
1967SSKCF Pullman128Yarm, ClevelandStockton
1968SKCG Waugh100CullercoatsNorth Shields
1969SSKCE Cooke9TM BarronDarlington
1970“FG Morton38WingateWingate
1971SKCJ Watson62Hetton-le-HoleHetton-le-Hole
1972SSKCW Fitzgerald65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
1973“L O’Brian130ShiremoorNewcastle
1974SKCMW Straughan62Hetton-le-HoleHetton-le-Hole
1975SSKCSN Douthwaite129HowdenNorth Shields
1976“RH Garbutt24WhitworthSpennymoor
1977SKCJR Douthwaite129HowdenNorth Shields
1978“CE Brotton124Wm BlackwoodSedgefield
1979SSKCJD Smith129HowdenNorth Shields
1980SKCH Longbottom +24WhitworthSpennymoor
1981SSKCJ Dennis130ShiremoorShiremoor
1982“H Hartley37MainsforthFerryhill
1983SKCC Headlam (Res)116StocktonStockton
1984“D Doran135BillinghamBillingham
1985“G Hutchinson24WhitworthSpennymoor
1986SSKCR Milburn132ThornabyThornaby
1987SKCCT Barry138Joseph WatsonHaswell
1988SSKCRED Pape OM +5Col CameronWest Hartlepool
1989“W Burton31MilbankWearside
1990“T Hindmarsh129HowdenNorth Shields
1991“TE Birch OM135BillinghamBillingham
1992“H Tate32Wear ValleyCrook
1993“A Henderson133Percy MainNorth Shields
1994“JR Carter139Wm TindaleEasington Colliery
1995“GR Sampson OM130ShiremoorNewcastle
1996“C Hall9TM BarronDarlington
1997SKCL Rutter +24WhitworthSpennymoor
1998SSKCM Corner OM +6LondonderryStockton
1999SSKCR Hughf +24WhitworthSpennymoor
2000SKCW A L Brown OM24WhitworthSpennymoor
2001SSKCP Cruse (Jnr)6LondonderryStockton
2002SKCA Clark24WhitworthSpennymoor
2003SSKCG Glaister OM +139Wm TindaleEasington Colliery
2004SSKCR Milburn OM6LondonderryStockton
2005SKCA Pitcher +139Wm TindaleEasington Colliery
2006SKCG Shield +24WhitworthSpennymoor
2007SKCD Mattimoe24WhitworthSpennymoor
2008SKCS Milburn24WhitworthSpennymoor
2009SKCA Hardy139Wm TindaleEasington Colliery
2010SKCK Welsh139Wm TindaleEasington Colliery
2011SKCC Craggs65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
2012SKCG. Bramhald24WhitworthSpennymoor
2013AKCR. Trow +24WhitworthSpennymoor
2014SSKCT Jaques +65S.J. SladeSpennymoor
2015AKCJ.Daley24WhitworthSpennymoor
2016SKCRJ White139William TindaleEasington Colliery
2017SSKCA Mattimoe32Wear ValleyCrook
20182AKCJ Cook +135BillinghamBillingham
2018AKCA Mattimoe32Wear ValleyCrook
2019SSKCM Welsh139William TindaleEasington
20203AKCM Welsh139William TindaleEasington
2021AKCM Welsh139William TindaleEasington
2022KOSS Preston147ErimusMiddlesbrough
2023KOS`N Dart24WhitworthSpennymoor
2024AKCI C Glasper OM24WhitworthSpennymoor
2025
2026		SSKC
AKC		J Warham
RCS Todd OM		147
144		Erimus
Grenville		Middlesbrough
Milton Keynes

 11926 - The year the G.U.O.K.G.H. broke away from the R.A.O.B 

2AKC J Cook ( +: deceased) was superseded by SSKC A Mattimoe for the remainder of 2018-19 

3Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic all activity was suspended from March 2020 to June 2021 and as a result AKC M Welsh served as GKC from Easter 2019 to Easter 2022

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