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Born in Livingstone Northern Rhodesia, he attended Bishops in Cape Town from where he was recruited. DFC and bar CB Spitfire pilot, Battle of Britain, born in Livingstone (his father was the town doctor) https://war-experience.org/lives/air-commodore-john-ellacombe-dfc/ Air Commodore.
"This officer is a keen-and courageous fighter pilot. Although he was severely wounded in the Battle of Britain, Flight Lieutenant Ellacombe immediately resumed operational flying upon recovery. He has carried out numerous flights by night in all weather conditions and he has destroyed 2 and probably destroyed a further 2 enemy aircraft.”
