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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 1, Western Australia, 344 SILAS, 16 Battalion

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Studio portrait of 344 Signaller Elis Silas.

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Signaller Ellis Silas was the only artist to paint and sketch actual battle scenes showing Australian soldiers in action at Gallipoli.

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cwa-org-32-54-675

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"Comms Chat" is a changing, low tech, analogue, non AI generated, printed ink exhibit adjacent to and supporting the Communications Gallery at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. It contains personal stories, technology insights and anything remotely connected to the theme of Communication. This sub collection contains elements which have previously appeared within "Comms Chat".

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