Bob Smith (rower)

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

Bob Smith
MM

Personal information
Full name	Robert Benedict Seymour Smith
Born	(1909-04-15)15 April 1909
Died	13 January 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 83)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand British Empire Games 1938 Sydney Double Sculls 1938 Sydney Single Sculls

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.[3] In June 1943 he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the New Zealand Engineers.[4]

References

1. "Bob Smith". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "Robert Benedict Smith". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
3. "No. 35879". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 January 1943. p. 526.
4. "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1935–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.