Archibald Bisset Smith | |
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 portrait published in the Auckland Weekly News on 12 April 1917 | |
| Born | 19 December 1878 Cults, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 10 March 1917 (aged 38) Atlantic Ocean |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Naval Reserve Merchant Navy |
| Rank |
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| Unit | Royal Naval Reserve |
| Commands | Otaki |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Archibald Bisset Smith VC (19 December 1878 – 10 March 1917) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Smith is one of only two members of the UK Merchant Navy to have been awarded the VC for his First World War service.[1]
- ^ Waters 1939, p. 76.