Served in the First World War. Part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Samoa in 1914 (Serial No. 2/92), later sailing to Suez in 1915. His enlistment details give his enlistment address as Illott's Advertising Agency Wellington.
Silver, Gerald Morgan, 1884-1961
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New Zealand. Army. NZEF. Samoa. (NZ) Expeditionary Force :Saturday and Monday 28 & 30 N...
Date: 1914
From: [Ephemera relating to World War I. 1914. Folder 1]
By: London Missionary Society
Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WI-1914-06
Description: Programme for a variety concert probably held in Apia, featuring performers of the Samoa Expeditionary Force, including Pvt L P Leary, Gunner G M Silver, Pvt G P Hanna, Gunner C Freyberg, Pvt Cliff Baker, and others (Chapman, Robert Vial, Neill, Wickson, Bark, Wakelin, Watson, Pierard, Orman, Kirby, Smith, Turnbull, Dodgson, Walker, Jesson, Saxon, Pearce, Griffin, Thompson, John Fuller, A E Sodder, Cole). Part 1 was a miscellany of song, recitation and dance, and Part 2 was a three-act farce titled: "The snaring of Samoa", or "Don't kill the lizard". The cast is listed as is a synopsis of scenery (the setting is Apia, Samoa) The back cover shows a hand-drawn caricature of a German, possibly Kaiser Bill. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on green paper, folded to 211 x 136 mm. Provenance: Purchased from J R Mowbray, Wellington, auction, 12 March 2013, lot 3450. previously from the Startup collection.