Place of death over Sicily Original team(s) Hampton | Years Club Name Wilf Atkinson | |
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Full name Wilfred George Atkinson Date of birth (1920-04-09)9 April 1920 Date of death 12 August 1943(1943-08-12) (aged 23) | ||
Wilfred George "Wilf" Atkinson (9 April 1920 – 12 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, and was killed in action when his bomber was shot down over Sicily in 1943.
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