Dick Pirrie

Athlete

1920 – 1944

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Who was Dick Pirrie?

Richard M. "Dick" Pirrie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League. 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.

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Born
Jun 6, 1920
Died
1944
Normandy

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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