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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002534b.htm person Roth Reuter Emerich DSO CMG AACR2 20 March 1858 2 September 1924 Place of Birth Brighton, Sussex, England Place of Death Noumea, New Caledonia Physician 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. 1881 1881 Education - Medical studies (MRCS), University College and Hospital, London c. 1882 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 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 1890 Career position - Principal Medical Officer to the Public Schools Cadet Force 1890s 1890s Career position - Assistant Master at Sydney Grammar School 1890 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 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 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 1904 Career position - Founder, Royal Life Saving Society 1907 1907 Career position - Commonwealth representative, International Congress of Hygiene and Demography, 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 1909 Military service - Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel 1914 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 1916 Military service - Promoted to Colonel on 6 February 1917 1917 Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - AIF - Medical Corps 1917 1917 Career position - President, Permanent Medical Referee Board 1921 1921 Military service - Appointed Honorary Brigadier-General and transferred to the retired list Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Roth, Walter Edmund (1861 - 1933) Roth, Henry Ling (1855 - 1925)

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 Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858-1924)

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 'Roth, Reuter Emerich', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Roth, Reuter Emerich Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch