Henry (Lob) ALMEIDA

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ALMEIDA, Henry

Service Numbers:	55, 1169
Enlisted:	4 June 1915, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Group
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Tram Conductor
Died:	Died of Illness (war service related), Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 25 November 1919
Cemetery:	Warringal Cemetery, Victoria
Tree Plaque:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Queenscliff Cosmopolitan Lodge No 96 VC Roll of Honor, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 55, Siege Artillery Brigade, Ballarat, Victoria
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 55, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 55, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 55, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova A67, Melbourne
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1169, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
28 Feb 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1169, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1920:	Involvement Corporal, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55/1169 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1920-11-26

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Biography

"ALMEIDA.- On the 25th November, at the Austin Hospital Heidelberg (military ward), Henry (Lob) the beloved husand of Amy Harriett, brother of Florence (Mrs Young, Dunolly), William (Ballarat), Thomas (Deniliquin), and stepfather of Charles Lacey, late of Royal Australian Artillery, and 36th Battery, Heavy Siege Artillery, A.I.F..." - from the Melbourne Argus 26 Nov 1920 (nla.gov.au)

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