Dick Pirrie

Richard Michael Pirrie (6 June 1920 – 6 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

For the Melbourne player, see Richard Pirrie.

Dick Pirrie
Personal information
Full name Richard Michael Pirrie
Date of birth (1920-06-06)6 June 1920
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 6 June 1944(1944-06-06) (aged 24)
Place of death English Channel, off Juno Beach, Normandy, German-occupied France
Original team(s) Hawthorn CYMS
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–41 Hawthorn 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Richard Francis Pirrie (1879-1962),[1] and Isobel Agatha Pirrie (1897-1982), née McGuire,[2] Richard Michael Pirrie was born in Hawthorn on 6 June 1920.[3]

Education

He attended St Patrick's College, East Melbourne.

Football

His father, also known as "Dick" Pirrie, and his brother, Kevin Pirrie also played for Hawthorn.

His nephew, Kevin's son Stephen Pirrie, played with Richmond, St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and with Port Melbourne in the VFA.

Military

He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.[4]

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Richard Perrie was the first member of the Australian Navy to be killed in action during the landings at Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944).[5][6][7][8]

He was mentioned in dispatches (MiD):[9]

"For gallantry, skill and determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the initial landing of allied forces on the coast of Normandy: Sub-Lieutenant Richard Pirrie, R.A.N.V.R."[10]
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See also

Footnotes
  1. Deaths: Pirrie, The Age, (Monday, 17 September 1962), p.13.
  2. Pirrie-McGuire, The Advocate, (Saturday, 9 August 1919), p.26.
  3. Births: Pirrie, The Argus, (Saturday, 19 June 1920), p.13.
  4. World War II Nominal Roll: Acting Sub-Lieutenant Richard Perrie (PM/V77).
  5. Roll of Honor, The Age, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.4.
  6. Deaths: On Active Service: Pirrie, The Argus, (Friday 7 July 1944), p.2.
  7. Bernard, Dorothy, "He Led the Invasion", The (Melbourne) Advocate, (Wednesday, 26 July 1944), p.13.
  8. News of the Day: Death on Birthday, The Age, (Thursday, 14 June 1945), p.2.
  9. Hawthorn Naval Man Honored, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 39 August 1944), p.5.
  10. Royal Australian Navy: Mention in Despatches (Posthumous), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.206, (Thursday, 19 October 1944), p.2338.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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