Samuel William Howie (10 June 1889 – 15 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide and captain of the club in 1922.[1]

Sam Howie
Personal information
Full name Samuel William Howie
Date of birth (1889-06-10)10 June 1889
Place of birth Broken Hill, New South Wales
Date of death 15 August 1943(1943-08-15) (aged 54)
Place of death Woodville, South Australia
Original team(s) West Broken Hill
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913–1914, 1919–1923 Port Adelaide
Career highlights
  • Port Adelaide premiership player (1921)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of David Howie (1852–1920),[2] and Amanda Lavinia Howie (1854–1938), née Green,[3] Samuel William Howie was born at Broken Hill on 10 June 1889.

He married Ethel May Dixon (1889–1975) on 5 March 1920. They had three sons: William Edward Howie (1921–1921), Allan Dixon Howie (1923–1945), and Robert John Howie (1924–1981).

Death

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He collapsed and died during a Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) parade at Woodville on 15 August 1943.[4][5] He was buried, with full military honours at Adelaide's Centennial Park Cemetery.[6][7]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Australian Football – Sam Howie – Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ David Howie, The Australian Christian Commonwealth, (Friday, 29 October 1920), p.495.
  3. ^ Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 April 1938), p12.
  4. ^ V.D.C. Officer Dies On Parade, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August 1943), p.3.
  5. ^ Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.
  6. ^ Funeral Notices: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.
  7. ^ Lieutenant Samuel William Howie (S66665), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

References

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