Dave Howie

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David Dickie Howie (?–19 January 1916, Aged 27) was a Scottish rugby union player for Scotland and Kirkcaldy RFC.^[1] He died in the First World War.^[2] he is buried at the Cairo war Memorial Cemetery. He was a member of the Royal Field Artillery

He was capped seven times for Scotland between 1912–13. He also played for Kirkcaldy RFC.^[1]

Family

Dave Howie was the brother of Bob Howie, who also played for Kirkcaldy and gained seven national caps, in the 1920s.^[3]

Although he and his brother gained fourteen caps between them, their father, a grim farmer never watched them once, saying:

"Rugby an' fermin' will no agree, an' A ken which'll pit mair money in yer pooch."^[4]

References

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

↑ 1.0 1.1 Bath, p138
↑ Bath, p109
↑ Bath, p139
↑ Bath, p28

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/112873/HOWIE,%20DAVID%20DICKIE

External links

Commonwealth War Graves database
An entire team wiped out by the Great War (The Scotsman)

v t e Scottish rugby players killed in WWI

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Name	Howie, Dave
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Date of death	1916
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