Samuel William Howie (10 June 1889 – 15 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide and captain of the club in 1922.
Family
The son of David Howie (1852–1920), and Amanda Lavinia Howie (1854–1938), née Green, Samuel William Howie was born at
Broken Hill
Broken Hill is a city in the Far West (New South Wales), far west region of outback New South Wales, Australia. An inland mining city, it is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Hi ...
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
He collapsed and died during a
Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) parade at
Woodville on 15 August 1943. He was buried, with full military honours at Adelaide's
Centennial Park Cemetery
Centennial Park Cemetery is a large, cemetery in the southern Adelaide suburb of Pasadena, South Australia, located on Goodwood Road. It is the largest cemetery in the southern suburbs and one of the largest in the Adelaide metropolitan area ...
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Lieutenant Samuel William Howie (S66665), ''Commonwealth War Graves Commission''.
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Footnotes
References
World War One Nominal Roll: Driver Samuel William Howie (5270), ''National Archives of Australia''.
World War One Nominal Roll: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.
World War One Service Record: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), ''National Archives of Australia''.
Anzac Day Football: Battalion Teams Preparing: Personal Notes on Players: 10th Battalion, ''The (Adelaide) Register'', (Friday, 17 April 1925), p.5.
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West Broken Hill Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
1889 births
1943 deaths
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Australian military personnel of World War I
Volunteer Defence Corps officers
Australian rules footballers from Broken Hill, New South Wales