// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Percy Rees? A reel-y good person.
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| Born | 27 September 1883 Camberwell, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 1970 (aged 86) Wonersh, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Montague Rees (September 27, 1883 — June 12, 1970), was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rees was educated at Dulwich College.[2] He played club hockey for Barnes Hockey Club and the South at representative level.[2] By trade he was an accountant, qualifying in 1905.[2]
In 1906, Rees made his first appearance for the England national field hockey team against Wales and played Ireland and Scotland in the same year. In 1908 Rees was selected to play for the South vs Midlands and later the North. He was then selected to play for England vs. Wales, Ireland and Scotland and also played against France. He was part of the Olympic squad that won the gold medal for England in 1908.[3]
Rees won the Military Cross during World War I while serving with the Royal Fusiliers (10th Battalion). After finishing his playing career he was the chief accountant at Unilever until 1948.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Percy Rees Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Percy Rees". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Old Alleynian International Sportsmen – reports from The Alleynian, 1873 to date". The Alleynian. Dulwich College. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
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