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00EB41

ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN

Possibly Surviving AVRE
Date in Service 01 Nov 1966
Contract KL/A/0208
Colour Army/NATO Green Disruptive Pattern IRR
Asset Code HA04613000
Last Known Location SEME training area, Bordon (last confirm…
Last Merlin Record 13 Mar 2007

Notes

Chieftain AVLB (Tank Bridgelayer) — note Merlin description records as ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN but vehicle is visually confirmed as an AVLB in photographs. Contract KL/A/0208 (Vickers Armstrong built, Elswick, Newcastle), entered service 1 November 1966. Extensive engineer unit service history including 26 ENGR REGT — 8 ARMD ENGR SQN and 22 ENGR REGT. Deployed operationally on Op OCULUS (Kosovo/Balkans) September 1998. Loaned to Vickers Defence Systems March 1992-February 1993, likely trials or upgrade work. Last Merlin movement to SEME, Bordon, January 2007 (received March 2007) — same transfer batch as 00EB35. Photographed on SEME training area at Bordon in deteriorated condition; current location unconfirmed. May have relocated to Lyneham DSEME when SEME moved from Bordon circa 2015-2017. No cast flag set in Merlin. Recorded as possible survivor pending confirmation of current whereabouts.

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Data source: Service history and last known location are sourced from the British Army Merlin Archive, the official vehicle inventory system covering records up to 2012 when the archive was declassified. Survival status has been assessed from the last recorded unit — vehicles may have changed hands, been restored, or been scrapped since then. If you have current information about this vehicle, please submit a correction.

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Service History

Movement records from the British Army Merlin Archive

11 May 1989
2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEHICLE STOCK) Receipt: 23 May 1989
27 Jun 1990
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 28 Jun 1990
29 Apr 1991
ABRO BOVINGTON (PLANNED REPAIR) Receipt: 03 Jun 1991
15 Nov 1991
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 15 Nov 1991
17 Mar 1992
VICKERS DEFENCE SYSTEMS (trials/upgrade loan — RIV L10998) Receipt: 18 Feb 1993
15 Jun 1993
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 16 Jun 1993
28 Sep 1993
RHQ 22 ENGR REGT Receipt: 28 Sep 1993
01 Oct 1993
26 ENGR REGT — 8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 01 Oct 1993
20 Sep 1998
OP OCULUS — ARMD ENGR SQN (Kosovo/Balkans) Receipt: 28 Sep 1998
07 Mar 1999
26 ENGR REGT — 8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 17 Mar 1999
17 Jul 2000
UK ARMD ENGR REGT (CSAT) Receipt: 23 Aug 2000
23 May 2001
26 ENGR REGT — 8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 23 May 2001
24 May 2001
ABRO WARMINSTER (PLANNED REPAIR) Receipt: 04 Jul 2001
21 Jan 2002
26 ENGR REGT — 8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 21 Jan 2002
21 Aug 2003
JSCS ASHCHURCH Receipt: 22 Aug 2003
08 Jan 2007
SEME, BORDON (training use — last confirmed location) Receipt: 13 Mar 2007

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