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02EB07

ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN

Possibly Surviving AVRE
Date in Service 01 Mar 1970
Contract KL/A/0208
Colour Sand Infra Red Reflecting
Asset Code HA04613000
Last Known Location QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE
Last Merlin Record 19 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
BERLIN ARMD SQN
11 Oct 1988
2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEH STOCK) Receipt: 24 Oct 1988
30 Mar 1990
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 10 Apr 1990
18 Apr 1990
ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 18 Apr 1990
16 May 1990
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 16 May 1990
15 Jul 1991
ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 15 Aug 1991
27 Jan 1992
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 29 Jan 1992
30 Mar 1992
VICKERS DEFENCE SYSTEMS
18 Apr 1993
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 19 Apr 1993
20 Jan 1994
77 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 11 Mar 1994
06 Dec 1995
31 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 07 Feb 1996
14 Feb 2000
UK ARMD ENGR REGT (CSAT) Receipt: 20 Mar 2000
17 Aug 2000
31 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 14 Sep 2000
29 May 2001
ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 05 Jun 2001
13 Nov 2001
31 ARMD ENGR SQN 32 ENGR REGT Receipt: 13 Nov 2001
26 Apr 2003
JSCS ASHCHURCH Receipt: 02 Jun 2003
19 Mar 2007
QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Receipt: 15 Apr 2008

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