| Regimental number | 2558 |
| Place of birth | Creswick Vic |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Creswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Charles Pringle Howie, Creswick, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 16 February 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 4 January 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1580 Sergeant charles Pringle HOWIE, Australian Veterinary Hospital, returned to Australia, 1 November 1919; 768 Captain William HOWIE, 17th Depot Unit of Supply, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919. |
| Date of death | 11 August 1957 |
| Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery |