This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Howie, David Dickie played for Scotland Internationals: 7 : 1912 F+ W- I- E+ SA- ; 1913 F+ W- David Howie was born in 1888 at Rosebery Temple, Midlothian, son of Archibald and Jessie Howie of The Grange, Kinghorn, Fife; husband of Marie Winifred Howie of 1 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh. Played as a Lock/Prop for: Kirkaldy High School, Kirkaldy Remarks: Brother of Robert Howie - 4 caps in 1924. War service: Lieutenant, 2nd Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He died on 19 January 1916, in Cairo, and is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery [Grave D. 267].
Just as an aside ...... Scrum has him as ........ David Howie Scotland Full name David Duchie Howie Born circa 1888, Roseberry Temple, Mid Died January 19, 1916, Cairo, Egypt Major teams Scotland Position Lock In Memory of Lieutenant DAVID DICKIE HOWIE 2nd Highland Bde., Royal Field Artillery who died age 27 on 19 January 1916 Son of Archibald and Jessie Howie, of The Grange, Kinghorn, Fife; husband of Marie Winifred Gibson Howie, of I, Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh. Scottish Rugby International. Remembered with honour CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Annie Many thanks. Someone, somewhere, got it right, and someone else, somewhere else, got it wrong. But which is which? Gareth
Well I don't think it was Scrum !! ... I found a family tree ! DAVID DICKIE HOWIE - born c1887 in Temple, Midlothian to Archibald Howie married - MARIE WINIFRED GIBSON LINTON - 1914 in Kinghorn, Fife. David died in Alexandria, North Africa after an illness contracted in Galipoli. Lt in 2nd Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. 1901 census .... he was at Grange, Kinghorn, Fife, aged 12, a scholar, with father and stepmother.
