Person
Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858 - 1924)
DSO CMG
- Born
- 20 March 1858
Brighton, Sussex, England - Died
- 2 September 1924
Noumea, New Caledonia - Occupation
- Physician
Summary
Reuter Roth served as a medical officer in the Boer War and World War I. He was particularly interested in promoting hygiene and exercise as important to health and establish physiotherapy at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Details
Chronology
- 1881
- Education - Medical studies (MRCS), University College and Hospital, London
- c. 1882
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney)
- 1883 -
- Career position - Private practice in Sydney
- c. 1884 - ?
- Career position - Lectured on health and exercise to the technical education branch of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
- 1888
- Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1890
- Career position - Principal Medical Officer to the Public Schools Cadet Force
- 1890s
- Career position - Assistant Master at Sydney Grammar School
- 1890
- Career position - Founder of the St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
- 1894 - 1901
- Military service - Commissioned Captain with the Medical Staff Corps of the Military Forces of New South Wales. Served in the Boer War
- 1900
- Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO) -NSW Bearer Company in the Boer War
- 1901 -
- Career position - Medical Officer in Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade
- 1901
- Career position - Principal Medical Officer of Commonwealth forces in New South Wales
- c. 1901 - c. 1918
- Career position - Honorary Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, New South Wales
- 1903 - 1909
- Career position - Chairman, St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
- 1904
- Career position - Founder, Royal Life Saving Society
- 1907
- Career position - Commonwealth representative at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Berlin
- 1909 -
- Career position - Lecturer (part-time) in Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene at Fort Street Training School, Hurlstone Training College and Sydney Technical College
- 1909
- Military service - Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
- 1914
- Career position - Helped to establish the State division of the British Red Cross Society
- 1915 - 1916
- Military service - Commander of the 5th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France
- 1916
- Military service - Promoted to Colonel on 6 February
- 1917
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - AIF - Medical Corps
- 1917
- Career position - President, Permanent Medical Referee Board
- 1921
- Military service - Appointed Honorary Brigadier-General and transferred to the retired list
Related entries
Sibling
Published resources
Book Sections
- Walker, D. R., 'Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858-1924), Physician' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 462-463. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110470b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24204959. Details
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Roth Reuter Emerich', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=8038490. Details
- 'Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858-1924)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463633. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 10 October 2024