Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Smyrk ya yi aiki a matsayin mai ba da labari tare da Samoa Expeditionary Force a cikin
Gudanar da Samoa na Jamus a shekara ta 1914. Ya koma New Zealand a watan Maris na 1915 kuma ya auri Jessie Arnold a Napier a ranar 7 ga Afrilu.