▁of ▁H ector ▁Ru pert ▁At kin son ▁( 1 8 7 9 - 1 9 5 8 ), ▁and ▁Mar ion ▁At kin son ▁( 1 8 8 2 - 1 9 4 6 ), ▁n ée ▁Jackson , ▁Wil fred ▁George ▁At kin son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Arm ad ale , ▁Victoria ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁His ▁brother , ▁Leonard ▁James ▁Melbourne ▁At kin son ▁( 1 9 1 8 - ), ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁A IF , ▁was ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁Football ▁Rec ru ited ▁from ▁Sand ring ham , ▁and ▁having ▁already ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁RA AF , ▁and ▁having ▁comm enced ▁his ▁training ▁at ▁Point ▁Cook , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Carl ton , ▁and ▁played ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁centre , ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁South ▁Melbourne , ▁Carl ton ' s ▁first ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁match ▁that ▁At kin son ▁played ▁for ▁Carl ton ; ▁the ▁following ▁week ▁he ▁informed ▁Carl ton ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁playing ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁transfer ▁from ▁Point ▁Cook ▁to ▁another ▁station . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁RA AF ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁having ▁en list ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁flying ▁on ▁a ▁Short ▁St ir ling ▁when ▁it ▁was