Jack Atkins

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Jack Atkins
Personal information
Full name Ernest John Atkins
Date of birth (1916-12-19)19 December 1916
Place of birth Toorak, Victoria
Date of death 1 March 1942(1942-03-01) (aged 25)
Place of death HMAS Perth, Sunda Strait, off Java
Original team(s) Old Melburnians
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Full back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940 Melbourne 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ernest John Atkins (19 December 1916 – 1 March 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was an able seaman on HMAS Perth; and he died during World War II when HMAS Perth was hit by a Japanese torpedo during the Battle of Sunda Strait. His service number was PM2929.

Family[]

The son of former University footballer, Ernest Faram "Ernie" Atkins (1890–1972), and Vera Ethel Atkins, née Clendinnen, Ernest John Atkins was born on 19 December 1916.

See also[]

  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

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