Harry John Willmott Gyles (28 June 1880 – 2 February 1959) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
One of his sons, Nathaniel Thomas Gyles, who served in the RAAF in World War II, was killed in action in Europe.
Deaths: Gyles, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 12 January 1944), p.2.
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Municipal councillor
He was a councillor with the Essendon City Council for 12 years, and was Mayor in 1942–1943.
Notes
References
De Bolfo, Tony, "Carlton, Community and Harry Gyles", ''carltonfc.com.au'', 20 January 2012.
* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.)'', (Seaford), BAS Publishing.
External links
*
Harry Gyles's profile
at Blueseum
1880 births
1959 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Carlton Football Club players
People from Carlton, Victoria
Politicians from Melbourne
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