B163524 Rifleman Nicholas John Luscombe was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 28 September 1923, the son of Edward Luscombe and Annie O’Donnell. He had one sister and one brother and was a member of the Anglican Church.

He graduated from East York Collegiate Institute and completed two years at the University of Toronto, where he was a Canadian Officer Training Corps member.

Luscombe enlisted in the Tank Corps in July 1944 and after training in Petawawa and Debert, Nova Scotia, went overseas in January 1944.  He was later transferred to The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada.

Rifleman Luscombe, 21, was killed in the late hours of 25 April 1945. He is buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference XI. E. 4. His family had the following epitaph added to his grave marker:

IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONOURED
IN DEATH, REMEMBERED