Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,859 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1888 Born in London[1]
1904 Joined the Navy as a midshipman[2]
1908 Promoted to Lieutenant
1909 Designed a glider with Lieutenant John Porte, which they tested - see Porte-Pirie
1910 was awaiting stationing in submarines[3]
1911 Lieutenant at Portsmouth[4]
1923 Lieutenant Commander Pirie was awarded war service medals[5]
1960 Died in Hampshire[6]
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