Jack Atkins
| Jack Atkins | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest John Atkins | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Toorak, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 1942 (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) | |
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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
Sources[]
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Atkins, John", pp. 207–208 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.
- Roll of Honour: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929), Australian War Memorial.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929).
- World War Two Service Record: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929), Australian National Archives.
External links[]
- Jack Atkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- DemonWiki profile
- Boyles Football Photos: Jack Atkins
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- 1916 births
- 1942 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Old Melburnians Football Club players
- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Navy sailors
- Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
- Australian rules biography, 1916 birth stubs