Wilfred Bayley Pirie
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]