Percy Storey

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]

Percy Storey

Birth name	Percival Wright Storey
Date of birth	(1897-02-11)11 February 1897
Place of birth	Temuka, New Zealand
Date of death	4 October 1975(1975-10-04) (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)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1920–24 South Canterbury 10 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1919 New Zealand Army 1920–21 New Zealand 2 (3)

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]