The Oxford was substantially larger - weighing in at 6 tons - than the 3-ton Universal Carrier it was designed to replace.

It saw service in the Korean War, both as a tractor for the 17 pdr anti-tank gun and as an APC.

[6][7] An Oxford Carrier is held in the collection of The Tank Museum.

[8] The carrier in question was used to trial hydraulic steering and the system is still fitted to it.

[9] A surviving Oxford Carrier is on display next to other wrecked US, British and other UN combat vehicles in North Korea's Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in its capital of Pyongyang.