Bob Allen enlisted into the Coldstream Guards on 19 June 1961 and served with the Guards Independent Para Company from 1964 to 1967. While with the Guards Para Coy he served overseas in the Far East and Kenya.After completing six years service he transferred to the TA and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps for a further three years.
Service History
- 1961 Coldstream Guards (Guardsman)
- 1964 No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company (Lance Corporal)
- 1967 RAMC TA (Corporal)