Roth, Reuter Emerich (1858 - 1924)

Chronology

1881	Medical studies (MRCS) completed at University College and Hospital, London
c. 1882	Migrated to Australia (Sydney)
1883 -	Private practice in Sydney
c. 1884 - ?	Lectured on health and exercise to the technical education branch of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
1890	Founder of the St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
1890	Principal Medical Officer to the Public Schools Cadet Force
1890s	Assistant Master at Sydney Grammar School
1894 - 1901	Commissioned Captain with the Medical Staff Corps of the Military Forces of New South Wales. Served in the Boer War
1900	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) received
1901 -	Medical Officer in Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade
1901	Principal Medical Officer of Commonwealth forces in New South Wales
c. 1901 - c. 1918	Honorary Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, New South Wales
1903 - 1909	Chairman of the St John Ambulance Association, Sydney centre
1904	Founder of the Royal Life Saving Society
1907	Commonwealth representative at the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography in Berlin
1909 -	Lecturer (part-time) in Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene at Fort Street Training School, Hurlstone Training College and Sydney Technical College
1909	Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
1914	Helped to establish the State division of the British Red Cross Society
1915 - 1916	Commander of the 5th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps serving in Egypt, Gallipoli and France
1916	Promoted to Colonel on 6 February
1917	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
1917	President of the Permanent Medical Referee Board
1921	Appointed Honorary Brigadier-General and transferred to the retired list

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