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

A German tank which received a direct hit on the El Alamein front, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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

German 50 mm anti tank gun in El Alamein area, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

Captured German 50 mm anti tank guns in El Alamein area, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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

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

New Zealand World War 2 soldier Arch Currie on a truck, El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

Members of 28 (Maori) Battalion with German staff car, El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by Dr C N D'Arcy

Soldiers of the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry on a tank at El Alamein, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

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

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

This motor vehicle, loaded with ammunition, blew up when it received a direct hit from a Japanese mortar

Kiwi Concert Party comedians J Reidy and J Millins, El Alamein front, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

Damaged German 88mm gun, mounted on a truck at El Alamein, World War II

New Zealand soldiers resting under a vehicle, El Saff, Egypt

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

Enemy shells bursting at El Alamein, Egypt, during World War 2 - Photograph taken by J C Pattle

New Zealand anti-tank gunners at El Alamein, Egypt, during World War 2 - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Prisoners captured by NZers in the Alamein area, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Paton

New Zealand World War 2 soldiers digging a trench, El Alamein area, Egypt

A 2 pounder anti tank gun in position and under camouflage at El Saff, Egypt, during World War II

A 2 pounder anti tank gun in position during manoeuvres at El Saff, Egypt, during World War II

Group of New Zealanders in the El Alamein area, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton