Aec "dorchester" armoured command vehicle

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Will,

There were indeed seven AEC ACV imported to Australia during the Second World War. All were retained in the post war period, and most were disposed of in 1960 from ordnance depots in the eastern states. Two were converted to training aids in 1958.

Two bodies/hulls are known to still exist:

The body/hull at Merredin was recovered by the late Bob Dimer, who also matched it to an AEC Matador chassis/running gear which he recovered from a quarry operation near Geelong in Victoria.

The other is a stripped-out hull at the Army Tank Museum at Puckapunyal.

Regards

Mike