Beres Reilly
Australian rules footballer
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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).
South Melbourne, Victoria
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Beresford Stanley Reilly | ||
| Born |
17 September 1914 South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
23 July 1943 (aged 28) Ierapetra, Crete | ||
| Original team | Sixth Scouts | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
Family
The third of the five children of William John Reilly (1882–1964),[1] and Winifred Frances Reilly (1886–1964), née Knopp,[2] Beresford Stanley Reilly was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 17 September 1914.
He married Mary Margaret Purves on 4 January 1941.[3]
Football
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.
Military service
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.[4][5][6][7]
