Ellis Luciano SILAS

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SILAS, Ellis Luciano

Service Number:	634
Enlisted:	28 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	London, England, 13 July 1885
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Artist
Died:	Natural causes , London, England, 2 May 1972, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Butler Ellis Luciano Silas Memorial Statue

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 634, Helena Vale, Western Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 634, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 634, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Signaller, 634, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
17 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 634, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography

"...634 Private Ellis Silas, signaller with the 16th Battalion, standing at an easel holding a palette and brushes. Silas was commissioned in 1919 by the Australian War Records Section to paint images of Gallipoli at the initiative of C. E. W. Bean who wanted ex-servicemen to paint from their experiences. The portrait has been annotated 'Signaller Ellis Silas 16Bn AIF'." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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