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.
Details
Chronology
- 1881
- Education - Medical studies (MRCS) completed at 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
- 1890s
- Career position - Assistant Master at Sydney Grammar School
- 1890
- Career position - Principal Medical Officer to the Public Schools Cadet Force
- 1890
- Career position - Founder of the St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
- 1894 - 1901
- Career position - 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) received
- 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 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, New South Wales
- 1903 - 1909
- Career position - Chairman of the St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
- 1904
- Career position - Founder of the 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
- Career position - Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
- 1914
- Career position - Helped to establish the State division of the British Red Cross Society
- 1915 - 1916
- Career position - Commander of the 5th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps serving in Egypt, Gallipoli and France
- 1916
- Career position - Promoted to Colonel on 6 February
- 1917
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
- 1917
- Career position - President of the Permanent Medical Referee Board
- 1921
- Career position - 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, Geoffrey Serle, ed., vol. 11 (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
- '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: 15 June 2022