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).
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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 | Ierapetra, 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 | |||
Family edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Deaths: Reilly, The Age, (Tuesday, 2 June 1964), p.20.
- ^ Deaths: Reilly, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 June 1964), p.16.
- ^ All-White Ensemble Worn by Bride: Reilly—Purves, The Argus, (Monday, 6 January 1941), p.6.
- ^ RAAF Casualties: Overseas: Previously Missing, Now Presumed Dead: Reilly, The Argus, (Monday, 27 March 1944), p.5.
- ^ "Beresford Stanley Reilly". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Deaths: Reilly, The Argus, (Tuesday, 16 May 1944), p.2.
- ^ In Memoriam: Roll of Honour — On Active Service: Reilly, The Argus, (Tuesday, 23 July 1946), p.15.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Reilly, Beresford", pp.323-326 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Pilot Officer Beresford Stanley Reilly (401583), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Pilot Officer Beresford Stanley Reilly (401583), National Archives of Australia.
- World War Two Casualty/Repatriation Record: Pilot Officer Beresford Stanley Reilly (401583), National Archives of Australia.
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Pilot Officer Beresford Stanley Reilly (401583).
External links edit
- Beres Reilly's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Beres Reilly at AustralianFootball.com
- Beres Reilly, at Demonwiki
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