Harry Gyles | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Harry John Willmott Gyles | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 2 February 1959 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Richmond Juniors | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
One of his sons, Nathaniel Thomas Gyles, who served in the RAAF in World War II, was killed in action in Europe. [2]
He was a councillor with the Essendon City Council for 12 years, and was Mayor in 1942–1943.