Sam Howie

Sam Howie
Personal information
Full name Samuel William Howie
Born (1889-06-10)10 June 1889
Broken Hill, New South Wales
Died 15 August 1943(1943-08-15) (aged 54)
Woodville, South Australia
Original team 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

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 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.

Footnotes

  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.

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