Ancient pottery found during NZ Engineers work at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ Engineers chat with a local worker at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ Engineers with boiler for pile driver at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Launches 'Maori' and 'Wahine' used by the NZ Engineers at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Launch 'Maori' used for transporting and towing by the NZ Engineers at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Group portrait of 21 NZ Mechanical Equipment Company at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

World War II New Zealand engineers road making near Aqaba, Trans Jordania - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ Engineers adjusting pump in a calvert at Akaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

New Zealander bargaining for a knife at Aqaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Engineers road making in Syria at lunch - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ soldier broadcasting home, Maadi - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Infantry resting during exercise, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Locals draw water from an ancient well, Akaba - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Queue of NZ soldiers broadcasting home, Maadi - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Wire splicers at work aboard HMS Leander, Alexandria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ former prisoners wearing German hats at NZ Base Camp, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ infantry attacking Italian fort at Cyrenaica, Libya - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Draughtsman of 36 NZ Survey Battery at work in Palestine, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

General Alexander with senior NZ personnel at Maadi - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Two patients at 3 NZ General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ former prisoners trying out German hats at NZ Base Camp, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

General view of 3 NZ General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Entrance to the 3 NZ General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ troops resting outside the fort at Cyrenaica, Libya - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem - Photograph taken by M D Elias