Jack Atkins
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jack Atkins
| image =
| fullname = Ernest John Atkins
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Toorak, Victoria
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|3|1|1916|12|19|df=y}}
| death_place ={{HMAS|Perth|D29|6}}, Sunda Strait, off Java
| originalteam = Old Melburnians
| height = 184 cm
| weight = 89 kg
| position = Full back
| statsend = 1940
| years1 = 1940
| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}
| games_goals1 = 4 (1)
| careerhighlights =
}}
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
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.
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/12685233 Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.]
- [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1675656 Roll of Honour: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929), Australian War Memorial.]
- [http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=N&veteranId=1085902 World War Two Nominal Roll: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234424/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=N&veteranId=1085902 |date=27 November 2018 }}
- [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=4392673&D=D World War Two Service Record: Able Seaman Ernest John Atkins (PM2929), Australian National Archives.]
External links
- {{AFL Tables | J/Jack_Atkins }}
- [http://demonwiki.org/Jack+Atkins DemonWiki profile]
- [http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/tiki-index.php?page=Jack+Atkins Boyles Football Photos: Jack Atkins]
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Old Melburnians Football Club players
Category:Australian military personnel killed in World War II
Category:Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Australian Navy sailors
Category:Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
Category:Military personnel from Victoria (state)
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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