Percy Storey
| Birth name | Percival Wright Storey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Temuka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 October 1975 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Laurel McAlister (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percival Wright Storey (11 February 1897 – 4 October 1975) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Storey represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1920 to 1921. He played 10 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals, scoring a total of 50 points (16 tries and one conversion).[1]
Born at Temuka on 11 February 1897,[1] Storey was one of three children of Elizabeth Storey (née Wright) and her husband, William Storey, a tailor.[2] His older sister, Laurel, became a noted community leader, and his older brother, Robert, was killed in action on the Western Front in 1917.[2][3]
Storey served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as a sergeant in the Otago Infantry Regiment during World War I.[4] He enlisted in July 1916 and was wounded by shrapnel in his right thigh at Passchendaele in October 1917.[1][4] After the conclusion of the war, he was a member of the New Zealand Army rugby team that won the King's Cup and then toured South Africa, scoring 13 tries.[1]
During World War II, Storey served in the army in New Zealand as a warrant officer class 1 from 1940 to 1945.[4] He died at Timaru on 4 October 1975.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Knight, Lindsay. "Percy Storey". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b Garner, Jean. "McAlister, Laurel Grace Barker". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Storey, Robert Henry Gordon - WW1 14159 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Storey, Percival Wright - WWI 32739, WWII 450117 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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