Scene on Turkish border as the Baghdad Express draws in, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Group of NZers on frontier guard on Syrian Turkish border, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Group of New Zealand soldiers with Turkish sentries, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Native pedlar near Syrian Turkish border, World War II

Oranges on sale in Jerusalem, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

M D Elias, NZ Film Unit in Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Troops picking in the fields near Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Axis POWs coming in on foot in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

German medical unit surrendering in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

New Zealander meets an arab soldier, Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Officers of the Long Range Desert Group, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Population of Tunis welcomes 8th Army, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Population of Tunis welcoming 8th Army, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Allied commanders at parade in Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Population of Tunis demonstrating with American flags, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Car tracks in the desert sand, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

German 170mm gun captured by New Zealanders in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ soldiers in bren carrier in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Tank buster aircraft in action in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Senior French officers inspect the town of Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Laying a railway line in Libya during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Laying a railway line in Libya during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

British supply trucks move into Sollum, Egypt, during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias