 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chikamu chakaumbwa musi wa 14 June 1941. Yakavakirwa muCyprus, yaive nemusoro we 21st Infantry Brigade iyo yakanga isipo, 22nd Infantry Brigade 22nd Guards Brigade yaive ichirwira muWestern Desert panguva iyoyo uye 23rd Infantry Brigade iyo yaive iri muSyriaChiGerman. MaDivision HQ akatungamira mauto ese ari muCyprus, asi akarega kuvapo musi wa 23 Nyamavhuvhu. Zvisinei, kunyengera kwacho kwakapfuurira kusvikira muna June 1943. 