 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekusvika kuMiddle East, 26th Brigade yakadzoserwa kubva ku7th Division kuenda ku9th uye, mushure mekupedzisa kudzidziswa kwakawedzerwa muCyrenaica, batachoni yakazoona chiito kekutanga kutenderedza Tobruk muna Kubvumbi 1941, mushure mekunge chiteshi chakakosha chakatenderedzwa nemauto eGerman. Bhatani racho rakaramba riri ikoko kwemwedzi misere, richibata nzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana dzakapoteredza nzvimbo yacho vasati vabviswa negungwa mukupera kwaOctober 1941 pamwe chete nehuwandu hwe9th Division. Nguva yebasa revarwi yakatevera muPalestine neSyria pamberi pe9th Division yakakurumidza kuendeswa kuEl Alamein mukupindura kuGerman mberi kuburikidza nerenje kuenda kuEgypt. 224th yakabatanidzwa zvikuru muFirstuye Hondo dzechipiri dzeEl Alamein pakati paJuly naNovember 1942. Munguva yehondo yokutanga, battalion yakarwira kuchengetedza Tel el Eisa kwavakabata chikwata chevasori cheGermany; panguva yehondo yechipiri 224th yakafambira mberi kubva kuTel el Eisa yakananga kugungwa, pakati pekurwa kwakasimba kunzvimbo inonzi Saucer. 