Jack Nilson

Jack Nilson
Jack Nilson
Personal information
Full name	John Ivar Nilson
Born	12 March 1919; Carlton, Victoria
Died	31 October 1970 (aged 51); Parkville, Victoria
Original team	Brunswick
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71.5 kg (158 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1944	Collingwood
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Ivar Nilson (12 March 1919 – 31 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

Nilson was of Finnish heritage. His mother, Suleima Elizabeth Siuro (c1893-1919), a domestic servant, died in Melbourne on 15 March 1919 from the 1919 influenza epidemic three days after his birth. He was then adopted by Swedish immigrants, Bror Edvard Nilsson (a.k.a. Nilson) (−1956), and Ida Ingeborg Nilson (1882–1937), née Gröndahl (a.k.a. Greendale), who lived in West Brunswick.

He married Gwendoline Claire Johnson (1922–1985) on 11 April 1942. They had three children.

War service

Nilson served in the 58th Battalion of the Second AIF during World War II.

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 31 October 1970.

Notes

↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 658.
↑ Probate Record: Estate of Suleima Elizabeth Siuro, Supreme Court of Victoria, no.163404, 16 April 1919.
↑ Influenza: Position Satisfactory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 March 1919), p. 8.
↑ Certificates of Naturalization: Nilson, Bror Edvard (Edward), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.2, (Thursday, 13 January 1927), p. 13.
↑ Deaths: Nilson, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 August 1956), p. 12.
↑ In Memoriam: Nilson, The Age, (Saturday, 12 February 1938), p. 9.
↑ They were married on 10 October 1906, in Sweden prior to migrating to Australia.
↑ Marriages: Nilson—Johnson, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1942), p. 9.
↑ Nominal Roll.
↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Registration no.26114/1970.
↑ Funeral Notices: Nilson, The Age, Tuesday, 3 November 1970), p. 18.

References

World War II Nominal Roll: Private John Ivar Nilson (V44607), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
World War Two Service Record: Private John Ivar Nilson (V44607), National Archives of Australia.
V44607: World War Two Service Record: Private John Ivar Nilson (V44607), (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.
High Tower Diving, The Argus, (Friday, 17 January 1947), p. 12.
High Tower, The (Sydney) Sun, (Sunday, 19 January 1947), p. 9.
Gould Retains Diving Title, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 31 January 1948), p. 5.
Takes Plunge, The Argus, (Monday, 7 February 1949), p. 6.
They Fly Through the Air, The Age, (Thursday, 16 November 1950), p. 4.
Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th Edition), Seaford, Victori. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5

External links

Jack Nilson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Jack Nilson's playing statistics from The VFA Project
Profile on Collingwood Forever

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 658.

[2] Probate Record: Estate of Suleima Elizabeth Siuro, Supreme Court of Victoria, no.163404, 16 April 1919.

[3] Influenza: Position Satisfactory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 March 1919), p. 8.

[4] Certificates of Naturalization: Nilson, Bror Edvard (Edward), Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.2, (Thursday, 13 January 1927), p. 13.

[5] Deaths: Nilson, The Argus, (Thursday, 9 August 1956), p. 12.

[6] In Memoriam: Nilson, The Age, (Saturday, 12 February 1938), p. 9.

[7] They were married on 10 October 1906, in Sweden prior to migrating to Australia.

[8] Marriages: Nilson—Johnson, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1942), p. 9.

[9] Nominal Roll.

[10] Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Registration no.26114/1970.

[11] Funeral Notices: Nilson, The Age, Tuesday, 3 November 1970), p. 18.