M. D. Elias

New Zealanders in action in Middle East and North Africa.

 Axis prisoners of war coming in on foot under a white flag in Tunisia, 1 June 1943

  

 Local inhabitants with decorations for sale for the celebrations of victory in Tunis, 23 May 1943

  

 Locals drawing water from a well which supplied Edomites in Biblical times, 15 April 1942

  

 Members of the population of Tunis demonstrating welcome with American flags to the 8th Army following the defeat of Axis troops, 23 May 1943

  

 NZ soldiers with native pedlar near the Syrian and Turkish border, 9 July 1942

  

 Oranges for sale from vendors in Jerusalem, 2 June 1942

  

 Pilot Officer Paton and Sergeant Pilot Crompton leaning 

on the barrel of a gun on a tank buster, Tunisia, May 1943

  

 Player Waddick after touching down during the NZEF versus the 

Rest of Egypt rugby football match at Alexandria, 21 February 1943

  

 Senegalese troops of the Free French forces at the time of 

the inspection by General Leclerc in Tunisia, 19 May 1943

[can't resist commenting on the irony of African troops from a

French colonial possession serving in the "Free" French forces]

  

Sister M D Haskins and F L Jones who was wounded near Matruh
at the 3rd NZ General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, 7 September 1942

 

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

M. D. Elias

 A line of prisoners passing an armoured car after the Axis collapse in Tunisia, 20 May 1943

  

 Airplanes in formation fly past during parade of Allied forces in Tunis, Tunisia, 21 June 1943

  

 An American naval officer talking with General Dwight Eisenhower 

during a parade of Allied forces in Tunis, Tunisia, 21 June 1943

  

 Gunners relax playing cards in the shade of cactus trees in Tunisia, May 1943

  

 Indian troops digging gun pits during the landing exercises with NZ infantry troops, probably during 4 New Zealand Infantry Brigade combined exercises at Kabrit, Egypt, 5 September 1941

  

 New Zealand troops combine with the American Red Cross 

to distribute flour to the natives of Syria, 30 April 1942

  

 New Zealander identified as S Hunter meets an 

Arab soldier in Syria during World War II, 9 July 1942

  

 NZ soldiers in a bren carrier in Tunisia, 3 May 1943

  

 NZ soldiers on leave in Amman, Trans Jordan, looking at local merchandise, 16 April 1942

  

NZ soldiers trout fishing using rifles near the Syrian and Turkish border, 9 July 1942

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

M. D. Elias

Mr. Elias was another New Zealander photographing in the Mediterranean theater during World War II.

 A crowd of Syrian women and children during the distribution of flour organised by New Zealand troops in combination with the American Red Cross in Syria, 29 April 1942

  

 A line of New Zealand infantry troops awaiting the signal for advance, probably 4 NZ Infantry Brigade exercises at Kabrit, Egypt, 7 September 1941

  

 A section of Maori troops, forming part of the NZ representatives, swing past 

during the United Nations Day Parade in Cairo, Egypt, 18 June 1943

  

 Close up of NZ soldier broadcasting home from the Broadcasting Unit 

at Maadi Camp in Egypt, 1 May 1942

  

 Crew members of HMS Leander playing deck hockey 

while the ship is berthed in Alexandria, Egypt, 22 July 1941

  

 Crowded street scene in Tunis celebrating the Axis defeat 

in Tunisia, World War II, 20 May 1943

  

Members of the population of Tunis giving a demonstration of welcome 

to the 8th Army following the defeat of Axis troops during World War II, 23 May 1943

 

 Enthusiastic supporters at a race meeting held by 

36 NZ Survey Battery in Trans Jordania, 1 June 1942

  

 They're watching this:

 

 Start of race at the race meeting of 36 NZ Survey Battery 

in Trans Jordania, 1 June 1942

 

 Former New Zealand prisoners of war trying on German helmets at the NZ Base Camp after their return from imprisonment in Bardia, Libya, 16 December 1941

  

 General view of play during the NZEF versus the Rest of Egypt 

rugby football match at Alexandria, 21 February 1943

   

Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand