 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: 27th Battalion raiva battalion revarwi veAustralia rakamutswa kuti rishande muHondo Yenyika II. Yakaumbwa sechikamu che6th Division nguva pfupi mushure mekutanga kwehondo sechikamu chevakazvipira vese Second Australian Imperial Force, vashandi vekutanga ve2 7th Battalion vakanyoreswa kunyanya kubva mudunhu reVictoria, kunyangwe gare gare kusimbiswa kwakaburitswa kubva kune mamwe matunhu eAustralia. Kudzidziswa kwekutanga kwakapedzwa muAustralia, mushure mezvo battalion yakatanga kuenda kuMiddle East sechikamu cheboka rekutanga remauto eAustralia kuendeswa mhiri kwemakungwa. Kurovedzazve kwakaitwa muPalestine pamberi pebato racho risati raenda kunorwa navaItaly muna January 1941. Pashure pokupinda mukubata kwakabudirira kwaBardia neTobruk, yakazvipira kuhondo dzinoparadza dzeGirisi neKrete, uko batachoni rakaparadzwa zvakanyanya mushure mekunge ruzhinji rwevashandi varo vatapwa. 