55 Years Old
Bob Hilton joined the Parachute Regiment in July 1981. On completion of his training he joined the 2nd Battalion and was sent straight to the Falklands Island.He fought with 2 PARA at Goose Green. From 2000 to 2003 he served as a Senior Non Commissioned Officer on operations in Sierra Leone, Macedonia and Afghanistan. Bob has had a life long interest in military history, especially of Britain’s Airborne Forces.Upon retirement in 2003 he took up being a full time battlefield tour guide. Bob is now a historian at the Air Assault Museum.
on 1st January 1970
