John Henry Iles OBE (17 September 1871 – 29 May 1951) was an English entrepreneur, musician and cricketer.[1] He played for Gloucestershire between 1890 and 1891.[2]
The grave of John Iles in the churchyard of All Saints, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent
He was master of the Worshipful Company of Musicians from 1932-3, and inaugurated the John Henry Iles medal in 1947.[4] He was awarded an OBE in 1947 for services to the brass band movement.[5]
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^Russell, Dave. "Iles, (John) Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48777. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"John Iles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^"The Greatest Brass Band Entrepreneur of All - The rise and fall of John Henry Iles". 4barsrest. 29 April 2018.
^"The John Henry Iles Medal". The Worshipful Company of Musicians.
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