11FD36 — Chieftain Archive

Notes

Gate guard at Bulford Barracks, Wiltshire. Chieftain Mk11, contract FVP/14/71, entered service 1 July 1972. Merlin record shows service with 1 RTR (1ST ROYAL TANK REGIMENT) 1988-1997, with periods at Vehicle Depot Ludgershall, JSCS Ashchurch, and ABRO Warminster for planned repair. Last Merlin movement October 1997 back to 1 RTR. Previously recorded at Normandy Barracks, Sennelager, Germany; confirmed relocated to Bulford Barracks February 2026. Displayed in Army/NATO Green Disruptive Pattern IRR, gun barrel fitted with camouflage wrap cover.

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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

24 Nov 1987

2 ARMY DEL SQN (VEHICLE STOCK) Receipt: 01 Dec 1987

28 Jul 1988

1 RTR (1ST ROYAL TANK REGIMENT) Receipt: 04 Aug 1988

04 Aug 1993

1 RTR — contractor loan ref R00106 Receipt: 31 Aug 1993

14 Feb 1996

VEHICLE DEPOT LUDGERSHALL Receipt: 28 Feb 1996

05 Sep 1996

JSCS ASHCHURCH Receipt: 08 Oct 1996

19 Jun 1997

ABRO WARMINSTER (PLANNED REPAIR) Receipt: 01 Jul 1997

11 Sep 1997

1 RTR (1ST ROYAL TANK REGIMENT) Receipt: 31 Oct 1997

03 Feb 2026

Bulford Barracks, Wiltshire (gate guard, confirmed) Receipt: 03 Feb 2026

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