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ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN

Possibly Surviving AVRE
Date in Service 01 Jan 1971
Contract FVP/44/67
Colour Sand Disruptive Pattern IRR
Asset Code HA04613000
Last Known Location QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE
Last Merlin Record 29 Mar 2007

Notes

Photographed during recovery operation at Tank Museum Bovington, January/February 2021. Tank Museum has been reviewing its Chieftain collection (23 vehicles) for significance, with some being released to other collections or scrapped for parts. Scrapping of hull reported but unconfirmed — status updated to possible survivor pending further information.

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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

Date unknown
SCOTS DG
04 Oct 1988
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 04 Oct 1988
05 Jul 1989
ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 06 Jul 1989
09 Mar 1990
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 09 Mar 1990
15 Jun 1990
VICKERS LTD ARMAMENT DIV
10 Nov 1992
ABRO DONNINGTON PLANNED REPAIR Receipt: 10 Nov 1992
10 Dec 1993
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 07 Jan 1994
29 Jun 1994
32 ENGR REGT QM Receipt: 18 Aug 1994
18 Aug 1994
26 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 18 Aug 1994
27 Oct 1998
ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 11 Nov 1998
12 Apr 2000
26 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 12 Apr 2000
12 Jul 2001
OP OCULUS - ARMD ENGR SQN. Receipt: 13 Jul 2001
28 Sep 2001
26 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 02 Oct 2001
19 Apr 2003
JSCS ASHCHURCH Receipt: 02 Jun 2003
29 Mar 2007
QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Receipt: 15 Apr 2008

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