Harry Gyles Explained

Harry Gyles
Fullname:	Harry John Willmott Gyles
Birth Date:	28 June 1880
Birth Place:	Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:	Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:	Richmond Juniors
Statsend:	1897
Years1:	1897
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

Harry John Willmott Gyles (28 June 1880  - 2 February 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

One of his sons, Nathaniel Thomas Gyles, who served in the RAAF in World War II, was killed in action in Europe.^[2]

Municipal councillor

He was a councillor with the Essendon City Council for 12 years, and was Mayor in 1942–1943.

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

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Russell (2009), p.331.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11815522 Deaths: Gyles, The Argus, (Wednesday, 12 January 1944), p.2.