▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ser ge ant . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁art illery ▁school ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁General ▁Base ▁Dep ot ▁in ▁Le ▁Hav re . ▁▁▁ ▁At ▁war ' s ▁end ▁S med ley ▁co x ed ▁the ▁A IF ▁# 1 ▁eight ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Peace ▁Reg atta ▁at ▁Hen ley - on - Th ames , ▁the ▁crew ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Cup ▁which ▁in ▁time , ▁became ▁the ▁tro phy ▁for ▁the ▁men ' s ▁eight ▁event ▁cont ested ▁ann ually ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Inter state ▁Reg atta . ▁S med ley ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁co x sw ain ' s ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁A IF # 2 ▁crew ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁period ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Peace ▁Reg atta . ▁Following ▁his ▁w ily ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁Mar low ▁Vict ory ▁Reg atta ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁changes ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁A IF ▁# 1 ▁eight ▁just ▁ten ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁event . ▁Later ▁that ▁month ▁he ▁again ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁A IF ▁eight ▁when ▁they ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁Inter - Al lied ▁Reg atta ▁on ▁the ▁Seine ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Post ▁war ▁S med ley ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁H MT ▁Eur ip ides ▁arriv ing ▁back ▁in ▁Oct ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁found ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁State