Brigade had advanced into the Delville Wood. The next day the Brigade entrained for Durban, and on 16 July embarked by ship for Mombasa, Kenya where it commenced training where preparations had been made to receive it at Gilgil, north of Naivasha. On 6 September 1940, the 1st Transvaal Scottish was transferred to the 2nd East African Brigade under British command, and took part in the first action involving South African ground troops in the Second World War near Liboi when a column was attacked by a force of Banda and Italian Colonial infantry. Although nominally part of the 1st South African Division, the brigade was deployed under 11th and 12th African Divisions. It fought in the campaign in Italian Somaliland, and in the conquest of Ethiopia in 1941. From East Africa, the brigade – reassigned to 1st South African Division – was transferred to Egypt. It fought in the North Africa campaign from July 1941 until after the Battle of El Alamein in October/November 1942. The brigade returned to South Africa in January 1943, and was converted into the 1st South African Armoured Brigade, to serve as a training formation for the rest of the war. Order of battle World War I Brigade commanded by Brigadier-General H.T. Lukin later Maj-Gen commanding 9th Division, replaced by Brig-Gen Dawson 1st South African Infantry Regiment: Lt-Col F.S. Dawson 2nd South African Infantry Regiment: Lt-Col W.E.C. Tanner 3rd South African Infantry Regiment: Lt-Col E.F. Thackerey 4th South African Infantry Regiment: Lt-Col F.A. Jones killed 11 July 1916, replaced by Major (later Lt-Col) D.M. MacLeod, injured April 1917, replaced by Lt-Col Christian World War II Order of Battle as at 17 October 1942. Brigade commanded by Brigadier E.P. Hartshorn 1st Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles SA Infantry Corps (Lieutenant Colonel S.B. Gwillam) 1st Royal Natal Carabineers SA Infantry Corps (Lieutenant Colonel Len Hay, M.C.) 1st Transvaal Scottish SA Infantry Corps One Sqn 3rd SA Armoured Car Regt SA Tank Corps 3rd and 4th Anti-Tank Batteries SA Artillery Corps 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery SA Artillery Corps 1st Field Company SA Engineering Corps 11th and 15th Field Batteries of 4th Field Regt SA Artillery Corps 7th, 19th and 20th Field Batteries of 7th Field Regt SA Artillery Corps Leadership Battle honours World War I Honours shown in bold are emblazoned on the regimental colours of the four regiments: 1st South African Infantry Regiment Agagiya, Egypt 1916