2 December 2018(2018-12-02) (aged 96) Wellington, New Zealand
Allegiance
New Zealand
Service/branch
Royal New Zealand Navy
Years of service
1944–69
Rank
Commander
Commands held
HMNZS Shackleton HMNZS Lachlan
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire
William James Lanyon SmithDSO OBE (1 December 1922 – 2 December 2018) was a New Zealand naval officer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was second-in-command of a midget submarine during an attack in Singapore codenamed Operation Struggle, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
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