' s ▁vehicles ▁were ▁returned ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁appropriate ▁clear ances ▁were ▁received , ▁the ▁remaining ▁cadre ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Lab uan . ▁From ▁there , ▁they ▁sa iled ▁back ▁to ▁Australia ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁P ach aug ▁Vict ory , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Bre tt ' s ▁Wh arf , ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December . ▁The ▁cadre ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁camp ▁at ▁Ch erm side , ▁where ▁they ▁completed ▁un loading ▁of ▁stores ▁and ▁equipment ▁before ▁a ▁short ▁Christmas ▁leave . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁year , ▁the ▁final ▁administrative ▁tasks ▁were ▁completed ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁group ▁of ▁personnel ▁were ▁posted ▁for ▁dem obil isation ▁and ▁dis charge . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁was ▁officially ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁service ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 5 8 ▁men ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁Battalion , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 9 1 ▁were ▁killed ▁or ▁died ▁of ▁w ounds , ▁another ▁ 2 5 ▁died ▁on ▁active ▁service , ▁ 5 0 1 ▁were ▁wounded , ▁and ▁ 2 1 2 ▁were ▁captured . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁received ▁three ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Or ders , ▁ 1 0 ▁Military ▁Cross es , ▁seven ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Con duct ▁Med als , ▁ 1 8 ▁Military ▁Med als , ▁one ▁British ▁Empire ▁Medal ,