Local women laying ballast on railway track in Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Laying a railway line in Libya during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Laying a railway line in Libya during World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

New Zealander meets an arab soldier, Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Bringing up wire for defensive positions, Syria - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Women and children following triumphal parade through Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Major H S Hanton being received at a Kurdish feast in Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Troops picking in the fields near Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Oranges on sale in Jerusalem, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Group laying wreaths at Old Cairo Cemetery - Photograph taken by M D Elias

M D Elias, NZ Film Unit in Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Kaye

German medical unit surrendering in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Axis POWs coming in on foot in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Crowd of Syrian women and children - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Allied commanders at parade in Tunis, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Population of Tunis welcomes 8th Army, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

Population of Tunis welcoming 8th Army, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Overnight billeting station, Syria, World War II - Photograph taken by Harold Gear Paton

NZ soldiers in bren carrier in Tunisia, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

Officers of the Long Range Desert Group, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias

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

Population of Tunis demonstrating with American flags, World War II - Photograph taken by M D Elias