 On January 13, 1945, the unit was moved to Fano and on to San Severino Marche for rest and refitting.The Westminsters were dispatched to Livorno on February 21, 1945, and from there embarked on United States Navy shipping and conveyed to Marseilles, France.The unit mounted its own transport and drove through the Rhone Valley to Belgium, where they leaguered at Deinze.