Allard served as an officer in the
Régiment de Trois-Rivières prior to
World War II. After the outbreak of war in 1939, he was attested to the Canadian Active Service Force and promoted to the rank of major. When the active component of his regiment was redesignated to become an Anglophone armoured unit, he requested a transfer to the infantry and became the Deputy Commanding Officer of
Régiment de la Chaudière in
England. In December 1943, he became the Commanding Officer of the
Royal 22e Régiment in
Italy. and the second time being in March 1945. He was the Canadian
military attaché in
Moscow after the war until 1948 when he was appointed Commander for the East Quebec Area. == Honours ==