A typical sleeping shelter used by New Zealand troops in the deserts of North Africa.
This photograph was taken in the Western Desert prior to Operation Crusader, 30 October
1941.
Alexander Turnbull
Library Reference: DA-02128 Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library
of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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'Sleeping in the desert', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/sleeping-desert, (Ministry
for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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