Photos from a tour of duty in Vietnam [B 76314] • Photograph
C Company 15 Platoon
A formal photo of the National Service recruits of C Company, 15 Platoon, taken at XXX, January 1969. Thirteen signatures are included on the mount.
Aerial bombing in Vietnam
Aerial bombing by American planes at the base of the Long Hai mountains, Vietnam. (These photos are part of a collection of photos taken by Alex Polotniankad during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Alex Polotnianka near Long Hai mountains
Alex Polotnianka at a mine clearing base near Long Hai mountains, Vietnam. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka, or by friends using Alex's camera, during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
A tank on perimeter duty in Vietnam
A tank on perimeter duty inside a mine clearing support base in Vietnam. (These photos are part of a collection of photos taken by Alex Polotniankad during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Tanks 'on duty' in Vietnam
Tanks 'protecting the bulldozers clearing the mine field barrier near Long Hai mountains', Vietnam. (These photos are part of a collection of photos taken by Alex Polotniank during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Tanks 'on duty' in Vietnam
A 'Centurian tank giving a lift to infantry personnel ('grunts'). It didn't happen often [as] the usually travelled in Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs)'. (This photo is part of a collection of photos taken by Alex Polotniankad during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Service personnel 'resting' in Vietnam
A series of photos of Alex Polotnianka and other service personnel taking rest breaks in available shade - 'inside the Centurion tank was very hot in the dry season, so any shade was welcome respite'. (These photos are part of collection of photos taken by Alex Polotnianka, or by friends using Alex's camera, during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Centurion tank in Vietnam
A Centurion tank in Vietnam. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
'The leper' in Vietnam
A sign 'the leper' on one of the Centurion tanks in Vietnam. The 'tank crews named their tank "the Leper" because no-one wanted to be on it. This tank had driven over land mines twice and had a large crack in the base, to which the engineers had welded a steel plate'. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Portraits of Alex Polotnianka whilst in Vietnam
Four portraits of Alex Polotnianka taken whilst serving in Vietnam (These photos are part of collection of photos taken by friends using Alex's camera during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Children in a minefield in Vietnam
'Children selling Coca Cola in the middle of the barrier mine field being cleared'. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Village life in Vietnam
Views of 'village life in a village on the eadge of the barrier mine field near Long Hai mountains in Vietnam. Taken during the dry season, they show a bus, working oxen, housing and people. (These photos are part of collection of photos taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)
Village market in Vietnam
Busy market in Vung Tau, Vietnam, showing mostly women in the traditional hats buying and selling between two rows of buildings. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)