Auckland Infantrymen resting during manoeuvres in the Western Desert

Control point during NZEF manoeuvres in the Western Desert

Infantry on manoeuvres in the Western Desert with artillery in support

Gun manoeuvred during artillery training in the Western Desert

Italian plane exploding in the Western Desert, Western Desert, during World War 2

Artillery training in the Western Desert

Member of the Maori Battalion using a 2 inch mortar during manoeuvres, Western Desert, Egypt

Prisoners taken during mock battle in the Western Desert

NZ engineer drinking water during work in the Western Desert

NZ engineers in the Western Desert

NZ engineers in the Western Desert

NZEF troops training in the Western Desert

NZ driver cooking own meal during the battle in the Western Desert

NZ engineers blacksmithing in the Western Desert

NZ engineers surveying in the Western Desert

The Maori Battalion advancing in the Western Desert

Cook at a stove in the Western Desert

Christmas dinner for NZ Division in the Western Desert

World War II New Zealand infantry setting out for manoeuvres in the Western Desert, Egypt

Italian defence line during the battle of the Western Desert

Maori Infantry advances in the Western Desert, World War II

Underground orderly room in the Western Desert

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

NZ cavalrymen prepare scratch meal during halt in Western Desert

Mechanised Transport maintenance in the Western Desert