Jack Atkins

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

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

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.

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