Firing a 25 pounder at Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by Harold Paton

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

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

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

Shells landing in NZ area at Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by W A Whitlock

German vehicle after a direct hit by a 25 pounder at El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

German Stuka pilot brought down near Minqar Qaim, Egypt - Photograph taken by W A Whitlock

New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

Jeep towing 6 pounder anti tank gun in El Alamein area, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

General view of New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by ...

Paton, H fl 1942: NZ machine gunners in action at Minqar Qaim, Egypt

Smoke obscures a New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by...

Close up view of New Zealand 25 Pounder firing at night near Sora, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Overnight billeting station, Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by Harold Gear Paton

German 88 mm guns knocked out by NZ batteries, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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

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