Dick Pirrie
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| Dick Pirrie | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard M. "Dick" Pirrie | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1920 | ||
| Date of death | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day | ||
| Place of death | Normandy, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn CYMS | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 74.5 kg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–41 | Hawthorn | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941 season.
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Richard M. "Dick" Pirrie (6 June 1920 – 6 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Son of Richard Pirrie and brother of Kevin Pirrie, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. He was the first Australian killed at the landings at Normandy on D-Day.
See also
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Dick Pirrie's statistics from AFL Tables
- http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=N&VeteranId=1194802
Categories:
- Use Australian English from February 2014
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- Age error
- 1920 births
- 1944 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
