[3] He was later student interpreter in Shanghai (1913–14) and Shantou (1914–17),[2] before being made acting Consul at Jinan (1917–18) and later at Wuzhou (1918–20).

[2] Wyatt-Smith was Vice-Consul at Hankou (1921), Shanghai (1922–23), Senior District Officer at Weihaiwei (1923–25), Consul at Zhenjiang (1926–27) and Tengyue (1927–31).

The American journalist Edgar Snow stayed with Wyatt-Smith in Tengyue as relayed in Robert Farnsworth's book about Snow's time in Asia: 'Stanley Wyatt-Smith, the British consul, was a congenial and well-informed host'.

[4] Lady Diana Cooper described him as,'...delightful...His confidence and poise far exceeded any English Consuls I have seen'.

He married secondly Beatrix, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Metford KCB OBE.