Background
Smyth, Dacre Henry Deudraeth was born on May 5, 1923 in London. Son of Nevill Maskelyne and Evelyn Olwen (Williams) Smyth.
Smyth, Dacre Henry Deudraeth was born on May 5, 1923 in London. Son of Nevill Maskelyne and Evelyn Olwen (Williams) Smyth.
Commissioned naval officer, Royal Australian Navy, 1940-1978;commanding officer, Health Management Associates Ships, Latrobe, 1947-1948;commanding officer, Health Management Associates Ships, Hawkesbury, 1953-1954;commanding officer, Health Management Associates Ships, Supply, 1968-1970;commanding officer, Health Management Associates Ships, Cerberus, 1971-1972;captain, Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay, 1964-1965;commodore, Australian Naval Republican, London, 1966-1968;commodore, Naval Officer in-charge, Victoria, 1971-1978;retired, Naval Officer in-charge, Victoria, 1978. Director The Age Newspaper, Melbourne, 1982-1993. Trustee Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, since 1978, Overseas Students Assistance Fund, Melbourne,1979-, Polly Woodside Maritime Museum, since 1990.
Author, artist The Bridges of the Yarra, 1979, The Lighthouses of Victoria, 1980, Historic Ships of Australia, 1982, Old Riverboats of the Murray, 1982, Views of Victoria, 1984, The Bridges of Kananook Creek, 1986, Waterfalls of Victoria, 1988, Gallipoli Pilgrimage, 1990, Immigrant Ships to Australia, 1992, Pictures in my Life, 1994, Images of Melbourne, 1998, Australia from the Air, 2001, Australia from the Sea, 2003, The Marquesas Islands, 2005. Over 27 one-man shows.
Governor Corps. of Commissioners, Melbourne, 1989-2000. President Naval and Military Club, Melbourne, 1984. Councillor Scout Association of Australia, Melbourne, 1978-1983, Australian Maritime Trust, 1978-2003.
Patron N Class Destroyer Association, 1971-2004. Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors. Member Melbourne Club and Naval and Military Club, Victorian committee for the ANZAC Awards(chairman).
Married Jennifer Haggard, January 11, 1952. Children: Benita, Bronwen, Belinda, Bambi, Osmond.