Sam Howie
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1889–1943)}}
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| fullname = Samuel William Howie
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|06|10|df =y}}
| birth_place = Broken Hill, New South Wales
| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|08|15|1889|06|10|df =y}}
| death_place = Woodville, South Australia
| originalteam = West Broken Hill
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| years1 = 1913–1914, 1919–1923
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Samuel William Howie (10 June 1889 – 15 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide and captain of the club in 1922.{{Cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/sam+howie/18678|title=Australian Football – Sam Howie – Player Bio|website=australianfootball.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-25}}
Family
The son of David Howie (1852–1920),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214564972 David Howie, The Australian Christian Commonwealth, (Friday, 29 October 1920), p.495.] and Amanda Lavinia Howie (1854–1938), née Green,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30864146 Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 April 1938), p12.] 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
He collapsed and died during a Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) parade at Woodville on 15 August 1943.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48763795 V.D.C. Officer Dies On Parade, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August 1943), p.3.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48763781 Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.] He was buried, with full military honours at Adelaide's Centennial Park Cemetery.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48763788 Funeral Notices: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.][https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2249982/SAMUEL%20WILLIAM%20HOWIE Lieutenant Samuel William Howie (S66665), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.]
Footnotes
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References
- [https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1067623/large/5373946.JPG World War One Nominal Roll: Driver Samuel William Howie (5270), National Archives of Australia.]
- [https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1068910/large/5359389.JPG World War One Nominal Roll: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), collection of the Australian War Memorial.]
- [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=6994877&D=D World War One Service Record: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), National Archives of Australia.]
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63720793 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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Category:West Broken Hill Football Club players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:Australian military personnel of World War I
Category:Volunteer Defence Corps officers
Category:Australian rules footballers from Broken Hill, New South Wales