Australia
After his retirement he emigrated to Australia and farm in Balmoral, Victoria in 1925 with his wife and three children. He took to politics in the National Party of Australia and stood unsuccessfully for a Victorian seat in the Australian Senate. He died at home in 1941 and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.
One of his sons, Dacre Smyth, followed a military career in the Royal Australian Navy rising to commodore.
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