Alan Reay

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Lieutenant-General

Sir Alan Reay

KBE CStJ FRCP
Birth nameHubert Alan John Reay
Born(1925-03-19)19 March 1925
Hednesford, Staffordshire, England
Died4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 86)
Buried
East Sheen Cemetery
AllegianceFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchFile:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Service years1949–1985
RankLieutenant-General
Service number406929[1]
UnitFile:PhpYyaenh.gif Royal Army Medical Corps

Lieutenant-General Sir Hubert Alan John Reay, KBE, CStJ, FRCP (19 March 1925 – 4 February 2012) was a senior British Army officer. He served as Director General Army Medical Services between 1981 and 1984.

Early life

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Reay was born on 19 March 1925 in Hednesford, Staffordshire. His father, a chaplain, had been awarded the Military Cross during World War I.[2] He was educated at Lancing College, then an all-boys public school in the village of Lancing, West Sussex.[3] He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1948 with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degrees.[4]

Military career

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On 23 October 1949, as part of national service, Reay was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps with the rank of lieutenant. He was promoted to captain on 23 October 1950.[5][6] On 23 November 1949, he transferred from the National Service List to the regular army on a short service commission.[7] His first posting was as a Regimental Medical Officer attached to 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment in the Federation of Malaya[2] during the Malayan Emergency.[8] By April 1952, he was a temporary major.[9] He transferred to a regular commission on 26 November 1952 in the rank of captain.[10] He was promoted to substantive major on 23 October 1957.[11] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 23 October 1962.[12]

He was promoted to colonel on 23 October 1972.[13] He was promoted to brigadier on 14 July 1976.[14] On 4 July 1977, he was appointed Commandant and Postgraduate Dean of the Royal Army Medical College and was granted the local rank of major general.[15] He was promoted to substantive major general on 1 August 1977.[16] In 1979, he was appointed Director of Medical Services BAOR.[17] He was promoted to lieutenant general on 7 April 1981 with seniority from 7 November 1980.[18] He served as Director General Army Medical Services from 1981 to 1984.[17]

He retired from the British Army on 25 February 1985.[19]

Later life

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Reay served as chairman of Lambeth health care NHS trust between 1992 and 1997.[2]

He died on 4 February 2012, aged 86.[3] His funeral was held at St Mary's Church, Barnes, London on 24 February. He was buried at East Sheen Cemetery.[20]

Personal life

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In 1960, Reay married Ferelith Deane. Together they had three sons and two daughters. One of their sons predeceased him.[2] Lady Reay died on 16 December 2016.[21]

Honours and decorations

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On 4 April 1952, it was gazetted that Reay had been Mentioned in Despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya, during the period 1st July to 31st December, 1951".[9]

He was appointed Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John (OStJ) in December 1980,[22] and promoted to Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John (CStJ) in May 1981.[23] In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).[24]

Having been appointed Honorary Physician to the Queen (QHP) on 3 January 1976,[25] he was succeeded in the appointment on 25 February 1985.[26] On 5 May 1986, he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 217 (London) General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers), a Territorial Army unit.[27] His tenure expired on 19 March 1990.[28]

References

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