Wire splicers at work aboard HMS Leander, Alexandria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Deck hockey on HMS Leander, Alexandria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Wire splicers at work on the deck of HMS Leander, Alexandria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Two sailors on HMS Leander, Alexandria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Crew members of HMS Leander playing water polo in Alexandria Harbour - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Crew members of HMS Leander playing water polo in Alexandria Harbour - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Torpedo maintenance on HMS Leander - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Crew members of HMS Leander watching water polo in Alexandria Harbour - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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NZ truck being loaded aboard ship at Alexandria, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Italian soldiers surrendering, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Italian soldiers surrendering, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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General view of Takrouna, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Bringing up wire for defensive positions, Syria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Empire Day parade through Tunis, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Palestine - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Destroyed Italian armoured cars, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Italian prisoners embarking for Alexandria at Mersa Matruh, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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NZ soldier broadcasting home, Maadi - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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El Sik, the entrance to Petra, Jordan - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Soldier searching wandering Arab in Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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An abandoned Stuka after Axis retreat, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Troops debussing on Alexandria wharf en route to Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Mount of Olives, Jerusalem - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Crowd of Syrian women and children - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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Divisional Provost preparing diamond signs, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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