Past Presidents
The President of the Anchor Society plays a crucial role in the organisation, leading fundraising through the president's appeal, and overseeing its various initiatives to support members for the benefit of the community.
List of Past Presidents
1936 Dr J Odery Symes
1937 A Anthony Skull
1938 Laurence Hosegood
1939 T Thornton Wills
1940 Sir Seymour Williams
1941 Colonel EW Lennard
1942 Ald T H J Underdown
1943 John R Skull
1944 H M C Hosegood
1945 F M Arkle
1946 J H Britton CBE
1947 Brig A L W Newth CBE, DSO, MC
1948 J P Hitchings CBE
1949 S W Cornwell
1950 E Peter Butler
1951 Ald Percy W Cann
1952 S T Carwardine
1953 C H Pritchard
1954 J B Steadman
1955 A W Bryant
1956 R C Brooks
1957 R H Brown
1958 T F Hewer
1959 T G C Butler OBE
1960 C H Clements
1961 J A Seymour Williams
1962 Robert W Melvin CBE
1963 F D Armstrong
1964 L Ashman Olive
1965 J F Durie
1966 Andrew Breach CBE
1967 Sir John Partridge KBE
1968 H P Lucas
1969 His Grace The Duke of Beaufort KG, PC, GCVO
1970 W H Needham Cooper
1971 Robert V Cooke
1972 A H G Butler
1973 Christopher Rowe
1974 Peter D Smith
1975 O D F Gardner
1976 D A Newton
1977 P S Hill
1978 Michael Collings
1979 Paul Watling
1980 J G S Young
1981 R A Garrett CBE
1982 J D Ware
1983 Norman Ricketts OBE
1984 R V S Castle
1985 J R Pool MBE
1986 His Honour Judge J A Cox
1987 C S Carwardine
1988 J B Patterson
1989 R A Lalonde
1990 F J Avery
1991 St John Hartnell OBE
1992 G J Clements
1993 R S Brooks
1994 Robert Durie OBE
1995 Paul Rowe
1996 Geoff Matthews
1997 Robert Melvin
1998 D’Arcy Parkes
1999 John Burke OBE
2000 Guy Arnoux
2001 Alan R Reed
2002 Dick Pearce
2003 Sir David Wills Bt
2004 John Cottrell
2005 Nicholas Hooper
2006 Richard Jarratt
2007 Charles Hignett
2008 John Ledbury
2009 Chris Patterson
2010 Michael Bothamley
2011 Dr Jo Gipps OBE
2012 Greg Corrigan
2013 Martin Griffiths
2014 Dr Michael McCaldin
2015 Canon Dr John Savage CBE
2016 Bob Reeves LLD
2017 Dr John Manley
2018 Prof. Sir Steve West CBE, DL
2019 Dr Ros Kennedy MBE
2020 Francis Montagu
2021 Bill Marshall
2022 Jenny Lacey
2023 Jane Oakland