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

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

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

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

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

NZ troops on exercise waiting for signal to advance, Egypt - 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

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

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

British supply trucks move into Sollum, Egypt, during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Infantry troops entering an Italian fort at Cyrenaica, Libya - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

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

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

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

Two Tunisians with camel - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Feature at Takrouna, Tunisia - Photograph taken by M D Elias

NZ supply column passing the wrecked Sollum barracks, 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

Mr A Tutaki of 28 (Maori) Battalion during World War II, Egypt - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Infantry advancing over stone walls around fort at Cyrenaica, Libya - 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