Biography

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. Bob can be contacted on;  [email protected]