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

German vehicle after a direct hit by a 25 pounder at El Alamein, 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

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

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

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

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

Abandoned German mobile anti tank gun, 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

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

Official photographer, R Landry with P Duffield, war correspondent, near the El Alamein front, Egypt

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

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

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

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

Medical personnel on the Alamein front, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

New Zealanders reading German pamphlet on Alamein front, World War II - Photograph taken by H Paton

Audience laughing during a Kiwi Concert party performance, El Alamein, Egypt, during World War II

World War II New Zealand soldiers looking at German propaganda pamphlets on the Alamein front, Egypt - Photo...

RAF Hurricane shot down in NZ lines at El Alamein front, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by W A Whitl...

New Zealanders using pneumatic drill and bulldozer at the El Alamein front, Egypt - Photograph taken by H Pa...

Tank from a British unit, Alamein, Egypt, during World War 2 - Photograph taken by M D Elias