Beres Reilly
| Beres Reilly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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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 | over Crete | ||
| Original team(s) | Sixth Scouts | ||
| Height / weight | 178 cm / 71 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Wing / Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–36 1937 1938 Total |
North Melbourne Melbourne St Kilda |
8 (2) 3 (1) 2 (0) 13 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
Beresford Stanley "Beres" Reilly (17 September 1914 – 23 July 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Representing a Victorian schoolboys team, he tried out with Footscray. He wasn't given a game and as such moved on to North Melbourne.
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.
See also
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Beres Reilly's statistics from AFL Tables
- http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1061248
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