04EB39 — Chieftain Archive

Notes

Stored at Helston Gunsmiths, Helston, Cornwall. Chieftain Mk10, contract KL/A/0217 (ROF Leeds built), entered service 1 April 1968. Merlin records disposal at Vehicle Depot Ludgershall February 1993 (RIV L10839, RCP 999, cast date 26 September 1993) with a subsequent undated movement to RHG/D (ROYAL HORSE GUARDS/1ST DRAGOONS — THE BLUES AND ROYALS) with no RIV or receipt date recorded, suggesting transfer outside normal disposal stream. Vehicle has been in open storage for approximately 30 years per the photographer (March 2023). Interior appears largely intact. Described as a potential restoration project. Same disposal batch as 03EB39 (cast date 26 September 1993).

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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

18 Feb 1988

2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEHICLE STOCK) Receipt: 29 Feb 1988

18 Jul 1991

VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 29 Aug 1991

10 Feb 1993

DISPOSAL — VDL (RIV L10839, RCP 999) Receipt: 10 Feb 1993

26 Sep 1993

RHG/D (ROYAL HORSE GUARDS/1ST DRAGOONS — THE BLUES AND ROYALS) Receipt: 26 Sep 1993

18 Mar 2023

Helston Gunsmiths, Helston, Cornwall (stored, confirmed) Receipt: 18 Mar 2023

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