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Captain David Mill Smith (died 12 June 1928) was a Scottish-born merchant navy officer and local politician in the Leyton area. File:Dmsmith.jpg Born in Arbroath, Smith spent many years at sea, and was twice awarded the Royal Humane Society's medal for gallantry. The first occasion was when he rescued a harbour worker who fallen into Arbroath Harbour in the small hours of the morning. His second medal was awarded for his action while first officer of the Brodrick Castle, an emigrant ship that was severely damaged in a storm in the Bay of Biscay in 1876. He saved the ship but lost his leg.

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  • Captain David Mill Smith (died 12 June 1928) was a Scottish-born merchant navy officer and local politician in the Leyton area. File:Dmsmith.jpg Born in Arbroath, Smith spent many years at sea, and was twice awarded the Royal Humane Society's medal for gallantry. The first occasion was when he rescued a harbour worker who fallen into Arbroath Harbour in the small hours of the morning. His second medal was awarded for his action while first officer of the Brodrick Castle, an emigrant ship that was severely damaged in a storm in the Bay of Biscay in 1876. He saved the ship but lost his leg.
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  • Captain David Mill Smith (died 12 June 1928) was a Scottish-born merchant navy officer and local politician in the Leyton area. File:Dmsmith.jpg Born in Arbroath, Smith spent many years at sea, and was twice awarded the Royal Humane Society's medal for gallantry. The first occasion was when he rescued a harbour worker who fallen into Arbroath Harbour in the small hours of the morning. His second medal was awarded for his action while first officer of the Brodrick Castle, an emigrant ship that was severely damaged in a storm in the Bay of Biscay in 1876. He saved the ship but lost his leg. Following his injury he left the sea and set up a business in the Port of London, setting in Leytonstone in the Essex suburbs of London. Elected to Leyton Urban District Council in 1909, he was made an alderman when the town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1926. He was chosen as second mayor of Leyton in November 1927. He was one of the oldest mayors in the country and died in office aged 76 at his Leytonstone home. Some details here [1].
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