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03EB02

ARMOURED VEH ROYAL ENGINEERS CHIEFTAIN

Possibly Surviving AVRE
Date in Service 01 Jan 1967
Contract KL/A/0217
Colour Army/NATO Green Disrupt Pat IRR
Asset Code HA04613000
Last Known Location QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE
Last Merlin Record 05 Jun 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
MARCONI RADAR & CON SYSTEMS LTD
05 Jul 1988
ABRO BOVINGTON Receipt: 05 Jul 1988
09 Jul 1989
ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 09 Jul 1989
09 Jul 1989
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 13 Jul 1989
09 Jul 1989
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 13 Jul 1989
17 Feb 1993
VICKERS LTD ARMAMENT DIV
15 Apr 1994
VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 04 May 1994
25 Oct 1995
105 LOG SP SQN RLC VEH TP Receipt: 11 Jan 1996
25 Jul 1996
BATUS QM(T) Receipt: 08 Aug 1996
02 Dec 1997
ABRO WARMINSTER PLANNED REPAIR. Receipt: 04 Dec 1997
14 Jun 1999
26 ENGR REGT-8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 14 Jun 1999
17 Jul 2000
UK ARMD ENGR REGT (CSAT) Receipt: 23 Aug 2000
08 Feb 2001
26 ENGR REGT-8 ARMD ENGR SQN Receipt: 01 Apr 2001
21 Aug 2003
JSCS ASHCHURCH Receipt: 22 Aug 2003
05 Jun 2007
QM (T) DEPT ARMOUR CENTRE Receipt: 15 Apr 2008

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