Date of birth 3 December 1909 Name Bill Downie Height/Weight 184cm / 81 kg | Place of birth Deniliquin | |
Date of death 11 September 1943(1943-09-11) (aged 34) Place of death Burma-Siam Railway, Burma | ||
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William Downie (4 December 1908 – 11 September 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Downie played as a ruckman and represented Footscray 54 times before finishing off his VFL career with a year at St Kilda. He was then picked up by Northcote in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of their 1937 premiership side.
He served his country in World War II and was killed by a Japanese guard in a Prisoner of War camp.
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