Sergeant awaiting cue in landing exercise, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ soldier with bren gun on landing exercise, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

Indian gunners digging in gun on combined exercise, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ troops on exercise waiting for signal to advance, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

GOC Freyberg on manoeuvres, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

General Alexander leaving the Maadi Tent, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

An abandoned Stuka after Axis retreat, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Palestine - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Car tracks in the desert sand, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Soldier searching wandering Arab in Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ supply column passing the wrecked Sollum barracks, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

View from Sollum Hill looking eastward at dawn, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Italian soldiers surrendering, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Italian soldiers surrendering, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Italian prisoners embarking for Alexandria at Mersa Matruh, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Italian prisoners standing outside house in Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

General view of Takrouna, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Road into Mersa Matruh during pursuit of Axis forces, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Road into Mersa Matruh during pursuit of Axis forces, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

British armoured car leads convoy climbing Sollum Pass Road, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

British armoured car leads convoy climbing Sollum Pass Road, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Officers watching the culminating point of the manoeuvres, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

German Mark IV Special tank with 75mm gun, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

10th reinforcements ready to leave for base camp, Port Tewfik, Egypt, - Photograph taken by M D Elias