On 1 September, the 2/15th participated in the 9th Division's diversionary attack, codenamed Operation Bulimba, which was planned as a response to German offensive actions further south during the lead-up to the final assault in late October and early November 1942.
On 1 September, the 2/15th participated in the 9th Division's diversionary attack, codenamed Operation Bulimba. The 2/15th subsequently took part in the First and Second Battles of El Alamein, suffering heavy casualties in September during the lead-up to the final assault in late October and early November 1942.