▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁gained ▁his ▁Master ' s ▁ticket ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sh ipping ▁Company , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁steam ers ▁Wa ik ato , ▁R aka ia , ▁Wa imate ▁and ▁Tur ak ina . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Smith ▁married ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Cl ule e ▁( née ▁Pow ell ), ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁Port ▁Chal mers , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Alfred , ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁marriage . ▁Alfred ▁later ▁took ▁his ▁step father ' s ▁surname . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Ed ith ▁and ▁Alfred ▁received ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁V C ▁from ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁After ▁Ed ith ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Alfred ▁sold ▁the ▁V C ▁and ▁Arch ib ald ' s ▁other ▁med als ▁( the ▁British ▁War ▁Medal , ▁Vict ory ▁Medal , ▁and ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Marine ▁Medal ) ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sh ipping ▁Company ▁for ▁£ ▁ 1 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁his ▁family ▁presented ▁the ▁Ot aki ▁Sh ield ▁to ▁Robert ▁Gordon ' s ▁College , ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁annual ▁award ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁boy ▁who ▁is ▁jud ged ▁" pre ‐ em inent ▁in ▁character , ▁in ▁leadership ▁and ▁in ▁athlet ics ". ▁The ▁shield ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁prize ▁of ▁six ▁weeks ▁in