The original constitution of The Waratahs Rugby Union Football Club only allowed five Life Members at any one time. The status mainly remained until the football club became a Limited Company in February 1963 to allow more than five Life Members.

The five original Life Members - Cyril Burke* BEM (No.1), Ray Frost* (No.2), Richard (Pop) Dann* (No.3), Arthur Elvin* (No.4) and Ern Howarth* (No.5) - were inducted in 1955.

Subsequent inductees have been:

1950s

W.J. (Bert) McGregor* 1956 (No.6).

1960s

Dr Gordon Kerridge* 1965 (No.7), Ken Chambers* 1965 (No.8), Enid Quirk* 1968 (No.9), Audrey Howarth* 1968 (No.10), Jim Gladys* 1969 (No.11).

1970s

Ian (John) Symes* 1970 (No.12) - also Life Member of Hunter Rugby Union, Jess Symes* 1970 (No.13), Jane McGregor* 1970 (No.14), George Bear* 1970 (No.15), Ron Howell* 1974 (No.16) also Life Member of Hunter Rugby Union, John Innes* 1974 (No.17), John Hipwell OAM* 1974 (No.18), Bill Chidgey* 1974 (No.19), Larry Short* 1975 (No.20), Melva Masters* 1976 (No.21), Jim Nickerson* 1976 (No.22), Marge Burke* 1979 (No.23). Marie Dick* 1979 (No.24).

1980s

Roger Bryan* 1982 (No.25), Peter Giles* 1984 (No.26).

1990s

Paul Murphy OAM 1995 (No.27), Bryan Tolhurst* 1996 (No.28).

2000s

John Brown 2009 (No.29).

2010s

Denis Hurst 2011 (No.30), David Bowtell* 2012 (No.31), Matthew Chidgey 2014 (No.32), Mark Queenan 2014 (No.33), Ken Grieve 2017 (No.34), Keith Powell 2018 (No.35).

2020s

Gregory Taylor 2021 (No.36).

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• Life Member who has passed away