00FD27 — Chieftain Archive

Notes

Confirmed sold at MoD auction 27 February 1996 (Lot 41, Store Ref 95MS74). Condition Grade One, S1 category (non-runner at time of sale). Generator engine missing. Sale price £3,700. Passed into private ownership at auction. Subsequently recorded by name as owned by J Hirst (tankmuseum.com Chieftain list, compiled from personal sightings and MoD disposal lists circa 1998-1999), confirming the vehicle remained in private hands after the auction. Current status unknown.

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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. The last Merlin record for this vehicle is from 27 Feb 1996 — information about its current status is particularly welcome. 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

13 Jun 1985

QOH Receipt: 20 Jun 1985

01 Feb 1989

2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEH STOCK) Receipt: 16 Feb 1989

08 Aug 1989

4/7 DG Receipt: 09 Aug 1989

22 Jun 1992

VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 23 Jun 1992

14 Jun 1995

ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 15 Jun 1995

24 Jul 1995

VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 25 Jul 1995

06 Mar 1996

DISPOSAL VDL Receipt: 06 Mar 1996

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