Bill Downie
Australian Rules Footballer
1908 – 1943
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Who was Bill Downie?
William Downie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League.
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 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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