Jack Atkins

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Jack Atkins
Personal information
Full name	Ernest John Atkins
Date of birth	(1916-12-19)19 December 1916
Date of death	1 March 1942(1942-03-01) (aged 25)
Place of death	Sunda Strait, off Java
Original team	Old Melburnians
Height/Weight	184 cm / 89 kg
Position(s)	Full back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940	Melbourne	4 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season.

Jack Atkins (19 December 1916 – 1 March 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father, Ernie, played VFL football for University. He was an able seaman on HMAS Perth during World War II when it was hit by a Japanese torpedo.

Sources

Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Jack Atkins's statistics from AFL Tables
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=N&VeteranID=1085902

Persondata
Name	Atkins, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	19 December 1916
Place of birth
Date of death	1 March 1942
Place of death	Sunda Strait, off Java

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