Storkey, Percy Valentine

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University connections
USydUSyd.Sydney Teachers College
Event flag
World War I
Thumbnail image
STORKEY PV - AWM P02939.028.JPG [142kB]
Family name
Storkey
Given name(s)
Percy Valentine
Initials
P.V.
Gender
Male
Early education
Storkey, P.V. : Napier Boys' Grammar SchoolStorkey, P.V. : Victoria College
Tertiary education
Storkey P.V. : Law.LL.B., 1921, University of Sydney
Combined start dates
1913
Education notes
Commenced 1913 enlisted and then re-commenced 1919
Birth
Storkey P.V. : Life.Birth 9 Sep 1893 - @ Napier [ New Zealand ]
Military service
Storkey P.V. :: Captain [ France ]
Military awards
Storkey P.V. : V.C. 1918Storkey P.V. : Mentioned in Despatches
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Storkey P.V. : Clerk 1911 - 1912 Orient Steamship Company @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Storkey P.V. : Administration Clerk 1912 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Storkey P.V. : Associate to Justice Sir Charles Wade 1921 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Storkey P.V. : Barrister 8 Jun 1921 - @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Storkey P.V. : Crown Prosecutor - 1939 Department of Justice @ South Western CircuitStorkey P.V. : Judge, District Court 1939 - Department of Justice @ Northern District of NSW
Other events
Storkey P.V. : Military and health.Enlisted 10 May 1915Storkey P.V. : Specific terms.Retired 1955 - @ Teddington [ Middlesex England ]
Death
Storkey P.V. : Death 3 Oct 1969 @ Middlesex [ Greater London England ]
PDF of book entry
STORKEY PERCY VALENTINE.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 14549 ]STORKEY PERCY VALENTINE a.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 33528 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
V.C., LL.B., Administrative Staff: Captain, 19th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 10th May, 1915, and sailing 23rd December as secondlieutenant in charge of 19th Battn. reinforcements, joined battn. in Egypt. Crossing to France, was seriously wounded at Flers 14th November, 1916, and evacuated to hospital in England. Rejoining battn. in April, 1917, was again wounded at Passchendaele 10th October, but continued to serve at Messines, Villers-Bretonneux and the Somme until return to Australia in November, 1918. Promoted lieutenant, 18th December, 1916; captain, 16th May, 1918. Awarded V.C.* for work at Hangard Wood. Early education at Napier Boys' Grammar School (Dux). Later at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. *  Commanding an attacking platoon, he observed, on emerging from a wood, 80 or 100 Germans, with several machine-guns holding up the advance of the troops on his right. Lieutenant Storkey had only 6 men, but Lieutenant Lipscomb with 4 men joined him and Storkey decided to attack the enemy in the flank and rear. The two officers and the ten men charged with the bayonet, Storkey in the lead, and expelled the enemy. They killed or wounded 30 and captured three officers and 50 men and the machine-guns. Storkey's courage and promptness and the skilful attack removed a dangerous obstacle to the advance and were a great inspiration to the remainder of the party.
Later at - SYDNEY UNI ONLY
Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand
Additional photograph(s)
Portrait of Percy Valentine Storkey [ jpg ]
Documents
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ADB Entry ID
8687
Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/89401
Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10676827
Other URLs
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1593091https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1585315https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Storkeyhttp://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C129440https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/ww1-australian-vc-recipient-percy-valentine-storkey
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No
Flag BoR OCR text
Yes
BOR Archives File
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