Dave Howie

David Dickie Howie (12 May 1888 – 19 January 1916) was a rugby union player, who represented Scotland and Kirkcaldy RFC. He enlisted as a trooper in the local yeomanry in September 1914, at the start of the First World War. After undergoing training in England, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in April 1915 and despatched to Gallipoli in August. During the evacuation of Anzac Bay, he contracted pneumonia, and died in Cairo, Egypt, after shooting himself with a revolver while in a state of delirium. He is buried at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.

David Dickie Howie
Date of birth(1888-05-12)12 May 1888
Place of birthRosebery Temple, Midlothian, Scotland
Date of death19 January 1916(1916-01-19) (aged 27)
Place of deathCairo, Egypt
SchoolKirkcaldy High School
Notable relative(s)Bob Howie
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908–14 Kirkcaldy ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910
1910		 Midlands District
North of Scotland District		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912–13 Scotland 7 (0)
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Military career
Buried
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1914–1916
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
MemorialsKinghorn War Memorial

Howie, who played as a forward, was capped seven times for Scotland between 1912 and 1913.

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