Bob Smith (rower) explained

Bob Smith
Full Name:Robert Benedict Seymour Smith
Birth Date:15 April 1909
Sport:Rowing

Robert Benedict Seymour Smith (15 April 1909  - 13 January 1993) was a New Zealand rower.

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won two bronze medals: one in the men's double sculls alongside Gus Jackson; and one in the men's single sculls.[1]

During World War II, Smith served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[2] In January 1943 he was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East. In June 1943 he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the New Zealand Engineers.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Smith . 2016 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 9 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Robert Benedict Smith . Online Cenotaph . Auckland War Memorial Museum . 9 March 2017.
  3. Web site: New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1935–1945 . 2014 . Ancestry.com Operations . 9 March 2017 . subscription .

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