Established in 1947 by John Henry Iles (Master 1932-1933 and founder of the National Brass Band Championships in 1900) from part of a larger fund donated earlier, this medal is awarded annually in recognition of a significant contribution to the brass band movement.
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Past Recipients are:
1948 - Arthur O Pearce
1949 - Fred Mortimer
1950 - Herbert Benett
1951 - No award
1952 - George Hawkins
1953 - Harry Mortimer, CBE
1954 - Eric Ball, OBE
1955 - Stanley Boddington, MBE
1956 - Denis Wright, OBE
1957 - Frank Wright, MBE
1958 - Thomas J Powell
1959 - Alex Mortimer
1960 - Drake Rimmer
1961 - George Hespe
1962 - Rex Mortimer
1963 - William Wood
1964 - Walter Hargreaves
1965 - Leonard Lamb
1966 - Edward C Buttress
1967 - Geoffrey Brand
1968 - Thomas F Atkinson
1969 - William Scholes
1970 - George Thompson, MBE
1971 - Albert Coupe, MBE
1972 - No award
1973 - Trevor Walmsley
1974 - Albert Chappell
1975 - Col. Bernard Adams (S.A.)
1976 - Roy Newsome
1977 - James Scott
1978 - Kenneth Dennison
1979 - Geoffrey Whitham
1980 - John R Carr
1981 - Edwin John Williams
1982 - Denis Carr
1983 - David Read
1984 - Ieuan Morgan, MBE
1985 - Dennis Masters
1986 - Richard Evans
1987 - John Berryman
1988 - Derek Broadbent
1989 - James Shepherd
1990 - Norman Ashcroft
1991 - Peter Wilson
1992 - Bram Gay
1993 - Elgar Howarth
1994 - Major Peter Parkes
1995 - Howard Snell
1996 - James Watson & Margaret Mortimer
1997 - James Williams (S.A.)
1998 - Prof. Edward Gregson
1999 - David King
2000 - Philip Sparke
2001 - Allan Withington
2002 - Gary Cutt
2003 - Bramwell Tovey
2004 - Dr Philip Wilby
2005 - Paul Hindmarsh
2006 - James Gourlay
2007 - Dr Robert Childs & Dr Nicholas Childs
2008 - Peter Roberts
2009 - Dr Peter Graham
2010 - Stephen Cobb & Martin Mortimer
2011 - Frank Renton
2012 - Stan Kitchen
2013 - Philip McCann
2014 - John McCabe
2015 - Goff Richards
2016 - Russell Gray
2017 - Dr Martin Ellerby
2018 - Trevor Caffull
2019 - Ray Farr
2020 - Ian Porthouse
2021 - Philip Harper
2022 - Mark Wilkinson
2023 - Gavin Higgins
2013 winner (Philip McCann) receiving the Iles Medal from the Master, John Morehen.
Shown left is the actual Iles Medal awarded to Edward Crosley Buttress in 1966.
Image courtesy of 'The Saleroom', London
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