OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 22113, 6 September 1933, Page 8

OBITUARY

MR S. S. SMART.' Mr Stanhope Sherwell Smart, whose untimely death occurred on Sunday, was born in 1883 at Bath, Somerset He was the son of the late Mr Robert Broughton Smart, deputy superintendent, Survey of India. He received his early education in Edinburgh; then on the death of his father he came out to New Zealand with his mother, completing his education in Feilding. After brief engineering experience in Redding he went to Dunedin and studied ele’ctricity at the Technical College. He worked at the converter station in Cumberland street, then at the Waipori Power House. To gain wider experience he travelled to England and accepted employment at the British Thomson-Houston Company’s power house, Rugby. He volunteered for active service, but the War Council retained him at the power house. On April 29, 1918, a serious explosion occurred at the works, three of the four men on duty in the boiler room suffering injury and shock and the fourth succumbing to his injuries. For his gallant conduct on the occasion the King awarded the Edward Medal to Mr John Gainer, boiler-room assistant, and the Coroner and Board of Trade representative highly complimented Mr Smart, who was the switchboard attendant, for his courage and presence of mind. A year later Mr Smart married Miss Cox, of Rugby, and early in 1920 he and his wife came out to New Zealand. He was employed for a time as electrician in the Railway Department, then on electrical work in Nelson and as borough engineer at Mataura. In 1924 he was appointed house-wiring inspector to the Southland Electric Power Board, being subsequently promoted to sub-station attendant. The late Mr Smart was a member of Lodge St. Patrick No. 468 I.C. Dunedin, of the Southern Cross Royal Arch Chapter No. 3 and of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. He leaves a widow and two young sons. His mother resides in Dunedin. The funeral took place yesterday, the cortege being a very long one. The Rev. H. D. Andrews-Baxter conducted the service at the graveside, the M.U. 1.0.0. F. service also being read.