Percy Storey

Percival Wright "Percy" 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]

Percy Storey
Birth namePercival Wright Storey
Date of birth(1897-02-11)11 February 1897
Place of birthTemuka, New Zealand
Date of death4 October 1975(1975-10-04) (aged 78)
Place of deathTimaru, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Notable relative(s)Laurel McAlister (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter
All Black No. 224
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–24 South Canterbury 10 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1919
1920–21		 New Zealand Army
New Zealand
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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
  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Percy Storey". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. Garner, Jean. "McAlister, Laurel Grace Barker". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. "Storey, Robert Henry Gordon - WW1 14159 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. "Storey, Percival Wright - WWI 32739, WWII 450117 - Army". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 24 January 2016.


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