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ELLERY, Silas George
(Service number 17772)

Silas George Ellery, circa 1916-1917 — (Courtesy of J Ellery L2019/002)

A family headstone in Geraldine Cemetery — The headstone pays tribute to the two Ellery brothers, Vernon and Silas - one who did not come home from the war, and another who died soon after. (South Canterbury Museum )

Orari War Memorial in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.12)

Orari Hall Roll of Honour, 1914-1918 — Pictured in 2013 (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.13)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Lance Corporal

Birth

Date	14/06/1890	Place of Birth	Belfield, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Enlistment Information

Date	4 May 1916	Age	25
Address at Enlistment	Belfield, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience	South Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Silas Ellery (Father), Belfield, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Religion	Protestant
Medical Information	Fit for service

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	26 July 1916
Transport	Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European (Ypres)
Service Medals	Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	10 December 1917	Age	26
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed In action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	NZ. Apse, Panel 7.
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Orari War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Silas and Beatrice Ellery of Belfield, Timaru, New Zealand.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database [9/9/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. 14452 173827796) [11/11/2013];

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Researched and Written by

Patrina Buchanan

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