Early life and family
David Dickie Howie was born in Rosebery Temple, Midlothian, to Archibald and Jessie Howie. He attendedRugby Union career
Amateur career
Howie began playing for Kirkcaldy in 1908.Bath, p138 He was considered a "useful forward", and in 1912 became the first Kirkcaldy player to earn selection for .Provincial career
He played for the Midlands District in their match against North of Scotland District on 19 November 1910. He played for the combined North of Scotland District against the South of Scotland District on 10 December 1910.International career
His debut came in Scotland's first international match of 1912, with a convincing win against . He went on to play in each of the subsequent Home Nations Championship games that year, as well as participating in the game against the South African tourists in November. He was again selected in 1913 for the games against Wales and France.International appearances
Military career and death
On 8 September 1914, Howie enlisted as a trooper in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. He remained in training in England until April 1915, when he was commissioned into the 1st Highland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and sailed for Gallipoli in August 1915. During the evacuation of Anzac, he contracted pneumonia and died in Cairo on 19 January 1916. His death was from 'self-inflicted revolver wounds, whilst temporarily of unsound mind, due to the delirium of pneumonia'. According to Sister Laycock, who was tending to him, he was "quiet and drowsy" during most of the day, and shot himself a few minutes after she had last seen him alive, apparently sleeping: she heard the shot on entering the room again. He is buried at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Grave No. 267 D and is commemorated on the Kinghorn War Memorial.See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World WarReferences
Bibliography
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howie, Dave 1888 births 1916 deaths 1916 suicides British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Kirkcaldy RFC players Midlands District players North of Scotland (combined side) players People educated at Kirkcaldy High School Royal Field Artillery officers Rugby union players from Midlothian Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Suicides by firearm in Egypt Rugby union forwards