Honey tanks churn up dust along desert road, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

Italian POWs taken in Allied offensive in Western Desert,Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Wounded German POW, Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Acting Major General Lindsay Merritt Inglis, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Truck burning in the Western Desert, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

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German tanks burning at Wadi ZemZem, Libya - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Abandoned German mobile anti tank gun, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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An HQ being dug at El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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NZ convoy on outskirts of Mersa Matruh, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Convoy departs through gaps in defences, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Looking out of dugout at El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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NZ convoy in pursuit of Axis forces, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Wrecked railway vehicles at Fuka Railway Station, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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New Zealand Engineers road making in Syria - Photograph taken by H Paton

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New Zealand Engineers road making in Syria - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Italian troops surrendering in Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Wounded New Zealander appears cheerful, Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Divisional Signals office during action in the Western Desert, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Preparation for static warfare at the Alamein front, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Disabled tank serves as observation post for NZ officer, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Anti tank gunners in action at Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Matilda tanks in the Western Desert, Egypt, during world war 2

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New Zealand wedding in Egypt during World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

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New Zealand wedding in Egypt during World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

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Major, the bull terrier mascot of the Wellington Battalion, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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