Background
Meyer, Ralph Henry was born on January 10, 1933 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Son of Leo and Elsa Amanda (Skott) Meyer.
Meyer, Ralph Henry was born on January 10, 1933 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Son of Leo and Elsa Amanda (Skott) Meyer.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, University Melbourne, Australia, 1956. Doctor Trop. Medical and Hygiene, University Sydney, Australia, 1960. Department of Public Health, University Sydney, Australia, 1966.
Doctor Occupational Health, University Sydney, Australia, 1975.
Commissioned officer, Royal Australian Army, 1956;
resident medical officer, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
resident medical officer, Hamilton Base Hospital, Victoria
advanced through grades to colonel, Royal Australian Army, Victoria
assistant director, then deputy director medical services, Headquarters E Command, Sydney, 1968-1971;
director army health, Army Headquarters, 1971-1972;
director medical services, Headquarters 2d Military District, 1973-1974, 76-82;
retired,, 1982;
chief medical officer, Commonwealth Bank Australia, Sydney, 1982-1994. Lecturer, examiner St. John Ambulance, 1958-1960. Executive secretary biological and chemical defense advisory panel Department Defense, 1968-1977.
Secretary Army Malaria Research Adv.Bd., 1973-1982. Honorary surgical to governor-general of Australia, 1974-1977. Honorary lecturer military medicine and Epidemiology U. Sydney School Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1976-1977.
Fellow Royal Australian College Medical Administrators, Australian College Occupational Medicine, Royal College Physicians London (faculty occupational medicine), Royal Australasian College Physicians (faculty public health medicine, faculty occupational medicine). Member Royal College Physicians United Kingdom (faculty public health medicine), Australian and New Zealand Society Occupational Medicine (New South Wales chairman 1979-1982, 97-99, New South Wales secretary 1982-1986, federal treasurer 1990-1991).
Married Brenda Jones, January 21, 1956. Children: Deborah, John.