David Ellis
David Ellis was born in Whitstable the son of a Royal Naval officer. He was educated at The Oratory School at Woodcote near Reading.
He trained as a Cadet at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth from 1970 to 1971. In 1972 he was promoted to Midshipman and served in HMS Albion and HMS Kellington.
In late 1972 he then had a change of heart having met some paratroopers in Belfast, at the time he was serving in HMS Kellington undertaking fishery protection and anti terrorist operations in the seas off Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
He then joined The Parachute Regiment as a private soldier in early 1973, joining 390 Platoon Recruit Company. Having completed his training as a paratrooper including P-Company and the basic parachute course
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