John Ivar Nilson (12 March 1919 – 31 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 658.
Family Nilson was of Finnish heritage. His mother, Suleima Elizabeth Siuro (c1893-1919), a domestic servant,Probate Record: Estate of Suleima Elizabeth Siuro, Supreme Court of Victoria, no.163404, 16 April 1919. died in Melbourne on 15 March 1919 from the 1919 influenza epidemic three days after his birth.Influenza: Position Satisfactory, The Argus, (Monday, 17 March 1919), p. 8. He was then adopted by Swedish immigrants, Bror Edvard Nilsson (a.k.a. Nilson) (−1956),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. and Ida Ingeborg Nilson (1882–1937), née Gröndahl (a.k.a. Greendale),In Memoriam: Nilson, The Age, (Saturday, 12 February 1938), p. 9. who lived in West Brunswick.They were married on 10 October 1906, in Sweden prior to migrating to Australia.
He married Gwendoline Claire Johnson (1922–1985) on 11 April 1942.Marriages: Nilson—Johnson, The Age, (Saturday, 18 April 1942), p. 9. They had three children.
War service Nilson served in the 58th Battalion of the Second AIF during World War II.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at Parkville, Victoria on 31 October 1970.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Registration no.26114/1970.Funeral Notices: Nilson, The Age, Tuesday, 3 November 1970), p. 18.
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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.
External links
Jack Nilson's playing statistics from The VFA Project Profile on Collingwood Forever