[1] The writer Rudyard Kipling visited Bovington in 1923 and, after viewing the damaged tanks that had been salvaged at the end of the First World War, recommended that a museum be set up.

[3] David Fletcher, who had been a historian at the museum since 1982, retired in 2012 and was also appointed an MBE "for his services to the history of armoured warfare".

[14] This hall holds some of the most important tanks and AFVs in history, with a supporting collection housed in a multimedia exhibition.

The Memorial Room houses the Books of Remembrance, a digitised and searchable version of the Roll of Honour, and videos about those who fought in the RAC.

[16] The Vehicle Conservation Centre provides cover for more of the collection and puts on view vehicles that had previously not been seen by the public:[17] The museum's collection includes Tiger 131, the only surviving Tiger I tank in operable condition, which appeared in the 2014 film Fury, and the replica Mark IV tank built for the film War Horse.