About Percy Rees
Lived 1883 – 1970 (aged 86). Percy Rees was a British field hockey player.
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.
Biography Rees was educated at Dulwich College. He played club hockey for Barnes Hockey Club and the South at representative level.
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.
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Who was Percy Rees?
field hockey player
When was Percy Rees born?
Percy Rees was born on 27 September 1883 in Camberwell.
When did Percy Rees die?
Percy Rees died on 12 June 1970 in Wonersh.
What was Percy Rees's occupation?
Percy Rees was a field hockey player.
What nationality was Percy Rees?
Percy Rees was British.
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