Gyula was born on January 10th, 1925 in Felpéc.1 Gyula's father was György Körtvélyesi and his mother was Teréz Simon. His paternal grandparents were István Körtvélyesi and Zsófia Tóth. He had two brothers named Elemér and László. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 23 on July 27th, 1948 in Győr.1