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[Artist's markings]; verso: [Egyptian figures in a boat and standing figures]
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Artist's pencil markings; verso: Four separate sketches of Egyptian figures in various poses such as rowing and gesturing; and a pencil sketch of a head.ART90838.001
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A shell each side
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Shells from the Australian ship bursting onto the Australian trenches by mistake instead of the Turkish trenches. Their aim was slightly out, which was most disconcerting for the Australian soldiers u...ART90806
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Attack by 4th Australian Infantry Brigade at Bloody Angle, Anzac May 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldiers attacking up a ridge with considerable shellfire on top of the ridge. Other soldiers lying in a trench injured, with dead soldiers in the foreground. Bloody Angle was located between Pope's H...ART02437
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At the water hole
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Water hole where men collected water and were at great risk of losing their lives from snipers' bullets at Gallipoli. Two soldiers at the waterhole; a dead soldier in a seated position at the right.ART90810
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Bathing under shellfire
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldiers swimming in the sea, while shells are bursting nearby. Warships in background at right; boxes of supplies of gunpowder right foreground. "This is certainly a most unique experience. I remembe...ART90795
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Boarding the destroyer Ribble
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldiers boarding the destroyer ship HMS Ribble from the transport ship. Three bodies covered by a tarpaulin laid out on the wharf lower right.ART90809
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Boarding the hospital ship
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Rowing boats carrying the sick and wounded are depicted searching for a hospital ship amongst the warships at Anzac. "We were towed from ship to ship. Always the same reply "Full up"! Eventually we ma...ART90793
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[Boots: study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Lower figure of uniformed soldier; boots, puttees and lower coat visible.ART90815
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Charge of the Light Horse at Quinn's Post, May 1915
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldiers attacking, others lying dead and wounded at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli.ART90800
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City of London after a World War 1 Zeppelin Raid, 1917
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
British born Ellis Luciano Silas was living in Western Australia when the First World War war broke out and he enlisted as a signaller in 16 Battalion, AIF. He embarked from Melbourne in December 1914...AWM2020.850.1
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[Crouching soldier : study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Study for the crouching soldier in 'Roll call'.ART90821
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[Crouching soldier (upper image); Dead soldier (lower image): study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Upper image shows a soldier on all fours. Lower image is a dead soldier. Both are studies for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90816
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Dawn, 3 May 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Seven figures of fallen dead and wounded lying in the gully at dawn after the previous day's fighting at Anzac. A tree and vague shapes of other figures can be seen in the background.ART90803
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Dead man's patch
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
A signaller on the left is carrying messages through the line of attack; two dead figures lying on the ground centre of image. The landscape is rocky and hilly.ART90811
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[Dead soldier: study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Figure of a dead soldier lying on the ground. Study for the painting 'Roll call'.ART90787
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Digging in at Pope's Hill: end of a great day
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts a wounded soldier attempting to dig a shelter in the side of the steep hill while surrounded by the dead and wounded, and scattered and broken equipment. Behind this figure men are running up ...ART02435
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[Egyptian figure carrying a basket of oranges on his head]
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian figure wearing a blue robe carrying a box of oranges on his head.ART90838.008
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[Egyptian figure rowing a boat]; verso: [Sketches of an Egyptian wearing a turban]
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian figure wearing a turban and lap cloth rowing a boat in Aden, 1915; verso: watercolour and pencil sketches of a turbaned Egyptian.ART90838.002
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[Egyptian figures in a rowing boat]; verso: [Egyptian figures in a rowing boat]
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Egyptian figures in a rowing boat; a sailing craft in the background, Aden, 1915; verso: Pencil sketches of figures in a rowing boat, a boat and a turbaned figure.ART90838.003
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[Egyptian figures in a sailing boat]; verso: [Suez landscape seen from the troopship Ceramic]
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Egyptian figures in a sailing boat, Aden, 1915; verso: image inverted: Suez landscape seen from the troopship Ceramic, 1915.ART90838.004
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[Egyptian turbaned figure selling a native drink]
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian turbaned figure selling sirup agissus [sic] , a native drink, from a wooden tray hung around his neck. He is also carrying two bags slung across his shoulders.ART90838.007
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[Egyptian woman seen from behind carrying a pot on her head] verso: [Egyptian figures and a rowing boat drawn on the troopship Ceramic]
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Egyptian woman seen from behind wearing a bright blue dress and carrying a pot on her head, Suez, 1915; verso: Sketches of Egyptian figures and a rowing boat drawn on the troopship Ceramic, Suez, 191...ART90838.005
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Embarking wounded
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Large open boats unloading wounded onto hospital ships, Gallipoli.ART90801
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Field dressing station
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Wounded soldier being attended to under a makeshift shelter at the dressing station; three others waiting to be attended; the figure on the left is dead. Trees left and right foreground; hills in back...ART90794
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[Four studies for 'Roll call']
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Head and four pairs of hands (upper left); food kit (upper right); food kit (lower centre); head in left profile with peaked hat (lower left); studies for Roll call.ART90812
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[Head and figure studies of soldiers in uniform: studies for 'Roll call']
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Right side of uniformed headless soldier with rifle (upper left image); portrait of soldier wearing peaked cap (lower left image); back view of uniformed headless soldier with back pack and water bag ...ART90822
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Hospital ship "Galeka", May 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts several Hospital patients, one a Turk, with pillows and blankets, lying or sitting on the deck of the hospital ship 'Galeka'. Cups of water can be seen on the table lower right, stairs leading...ART90802
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Indian mule train
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Drawing depicting Indian soldiers leading a mule train carrying ammunition near the beach at Gallipoli; a dead soldier lies at left foreground; crosses signifying graves can be seen on the right. Thi...ART90796
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Indian Ocean
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Fleet of warships of the 2nd Australian Expeditionary Force at sea in the Indian Ocean in December 1914.ART90808
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Initial Australian positions at Anzac
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Page from section of a sketchbook showing the initial Australian positions at Anzac looking inland.ART92679.001
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In the trenches, Quinn's Post
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
A dead soldier in the trenches at Gallipoli, and one who has just been hit. A third soldier is looking through a periscope and a fourth seen in the background. Rifles on the sandbags and a trunk conta...ART90798
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Landing from HMS Destroyer Ribble
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Transferring to the rowing boats from HMS Destroyer Ribble for the landing at Anzac on 25 April 1915.ART90805
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Near Marseilles, 1915
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Palm trees and a grassy area overlooking the sea near Marseilles, France, 1915.ART90838.011
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Night manoeuvres, Heliopolis, 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
A moody evocation of Australian soldiers engaged in night manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert, near Heliopolis,1915.ART90838.006
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recto: A Turkish prisoner on the hospital ship Galeka; verso: Examples of lettering
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
recto: Portrait in right profile of a Turkish prisoner on the hospital ship Galeka; verso: Examples of fancy lettering.ART92679.004
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recto: Monash Valley looking towards Pope's Hill, Gallipoli; verso: Two sketches of the landscape at Gallipoli
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
recto: Page from section of a sketchbook showing Monash Valley looking towards Pope's Hill on the horizon at Gallipoli; verso: Two sketches of the landscape at Gallipoli.ART92679.003
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recto: 16th Battalion, 4th Brigade Australian Infantry landing under fire at the Gallipoli Peninsula 25 April 1915; verso: Snipers occupying a position at Gallipoli
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
recto:16th Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade climbing into the rowboats from HMS Ribble during the landing at the Gallipoli Peninsula; verso: Slight sketch of snipers occupying a position at Gallipoli,...ART92679.002
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Roll Call
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Roll call was always the most heart-breaking incident. Name after name would be called, the reply a deep silence, which would be felt despite the noise of the incessant crackling of rifles and screami...ART02436
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[Roll-caller: study for 'Roll Call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldier at Anzac stands with paper in left hand taking the roll call. This picture is a study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90824
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[Seated soldier with backpack, rear view]
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Rear view of a seated soldier wearing a backpack.ART90789
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[Seated soldier with back pack, rear view: study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Rear view of seated soldier wearing a back pack. He is seated on a bench or fence of some kind.ART90813
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Section of a sketchbook containing five pages of pencil drawings of Gallipoli scenes and portraits
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Section of a sketchbook containing five pages of pencil drawings of Gallipoli scenes and portraits executed on recto and verso of each sheet.ART92679
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Shrapnel Gully from Quinn's Post
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Armed soldiers standing in the fork of Quinn's Gully on the lookout for transport ships carrying much-needed supplies. A view from the hills looking towards the sea and the ships, with trees at left, ...ART90797
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Silas, Ellis (Signaller, b.1885 - d.1972)
Private Record
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Collection relating to the service of 634 Signaller Ellis Silas, 16 Battalion, AIF, Western Australia, At sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of two folders. Folder 1 conta...1DRL/0566
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Sirup Arghissus [sic], Cairo, 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian figure seen from behind carrying a cask of wine, Cairo, 1915.ART90838.009
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[Soldier clutching his chest, and leg study; verso: rough sketches of two figures, one seated]
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
A group of small oil studies for a larger painting consisting of a study of a soldier clutching his chest as if hit, and a study of a leg, for the 1920 painting 'Roll call'.ART90790
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[Soldier facing away: study for 'Roll call']
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Standing soldier with rifle, facing away, reaching into his top left pocket. This picture is a study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90818
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[Soldier leaning on rifle: two studies for 'Roll call']
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Two studies of a soldier leaning on his rifle for the painting 'Roll call'.ART90785
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[Soldier leaning to the right: study for 'Roll Call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldier leaning to the right as part of a study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART91796
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[Soldiers' arms and uniforms: studies for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Studies of two single soldier's arms on the left and headless upper body of soldier on the right.ART90817
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[Soldier shot in chest; verso: Men in boats: studies for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Upper body of soldier shot in the chest: study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90819
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[Soldier with arm in sling: study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldier standing with left arm in a sling, head not completed. Study for the painting 'Roll Call' , 1920.ART90820
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[Soldier with backpack and other studies for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldier with backpack, leaning forward as if hit; two other studies of a soldier's back and arms for the painting 'Roll call'.ART90786
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[Standing soldier with backpack and rifle, rear view]
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts a rear view of a standing soldier with backpack and rifle.ART90792
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[Standing soldier with rifle: study for 'Roll call']
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
A soldier at Anzac standing, leaning on his rifle, with eyes downcast towards the feet of a dead body at the lower left of the image. This work is a study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90814
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"Stand to arms!"
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Depicts Captain Margolin leading his men in the call to arms in the early light of dawn with mists enshrouding the figures of the men. Three guards in the foreground watch proceedings; trees appear in...ART90799
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The landing
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Landing the large rowing boats at Anzac, 25 April 1915.ART90807
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The snipers had been causing us a deal of trouble
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Soldiers leading pack-horses around a corner where they were at severe risk of receiving bullets from snipers. The figure of a soldier recently shot lies in the foreground, and a wounded horse is fal...ART90804
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Turkish prisoner on the hospital ship Galeka, Anzac, 1915; verso: Examples of lettering
Art
Maker: Silas, Ellis
recto: A Turkish prisoner on the hospital ship Galeka, Anzac, 1915; verso: Examples of fancy lettering.ART92679.005
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Wazar Quarter, Cairo 1915
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
An Egyptian female figure, dressed in bright blue dress and scarf seated on the doorstep of the Wazar (sometimes spelled Wassah), in Cairo, Egypt, 1915.ART90838.010
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[Wounded soldier: study for 'Roll call']
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Maker: Silas, Ellis
Wounded soldier in semi reclining position. This a study for the painting 'Roll Call' 1920.ART90823