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Sam Howie

Sam Howie

Australian rules footballer

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]

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Family

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

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

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