Beres Reilly
Beresford Stanley "Beres" Reilly (17 September 1914 – 23 July 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Representing a Victorian schoolboys team, he tried out for the Footscray Football Club. He wasn't given a game and as such moved on to North Melbourne.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Beresford Stanley Reilly | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1943 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Crete | ||
| Original team(s) | Sixth Scouts | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing / Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1936 | North Melbourne | 8 (2) | |
| 1937 | Melbourne | 3 (1) | |
| 1938 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 13 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was a good friend of Keith Truscott, who was also killed in World War II. Serving as a Pilot Officer in the RAAF, Reilly was killed when his Martin Baltimore aircraft crashed over Crete. All 4 on board died in the crash.[1]
See also
- List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service
References
- "Beresford Stanley Reilly". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
Sources
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beres Reilly. |
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Beres Reilly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1061248
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