With the Japanese declaration of war against the British Empire during World War II, Smythe was drafted into the Indian Army as an emergency commission in February 1942, holding the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
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Ernest Meade Smythe (25 March 1904 – 9 July 1975) was an English cricketer and Indian Army officer.
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