Read the bio below and try to give details on archibald bisset smith 's: - battles - death date - commands - rank - awards - birth date - unit - name - branch - image - death place - birth place Bio: archibald bisset smith vc -lrb- 19 december 1878 -- 10 march 1917 -rrb- was a scottish recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces . smith received this award for his action as master of the ss '' otaki '' , a ship of the mercantile marine . on 10 march 1917 in the atlantic , the ss '' otaki '' , whose armament consisted of one 4.7-inch gun , sighted the german raider sms '' moewe '' , which was armed with four 5.9-inch , one 4.1-inch and two 22-pounder guns . the raider called on '' otaki '' to stop , but captain smith refused to do so . a duel ensued , during which '' otaki '' secured a number of hits and caused considerable damage , but she herself sustained much damage and was on fire . captain smith therefore ordered his crew to abandon ship , but he himself stayed on board and went down with his ship . his citation reads : as a merchant seaman he could not receive the vc at that time . in 1919 he was posthumously promoted a temporary lieutenant in the royal naval reserve and was then entitled to receive the vc posthumously . as a british merchant seaman who has no known grave , he is commemorated at the tower hill memorial . his vc is preserved at the p&o heritage collection in london .
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- battles is world war i- death date is 10 march 1917- commands is ss '' otaki ''- rank is master -lrb- lieutenant -rrb-- awards is victoria cross- birth date is 19 december 1878- unit is royal naval reserve- name is archibald bisset smith- branch is 22px royal naval reserve 22px merchant navy- image is victoria cross medal without bar.png- death place is atlantic- birth place is cults , aberdeenshire