Dick Pirrie
| Dick Pirrie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard M. "Dick" Pirrie | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1920 | ||
| Date of death | 6 June 1944 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Normandy, France | ||
| Original team | 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) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1941 season. | |||
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
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
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