▁After ▁dock ing ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁a ▁ 4 2 - day ▁leave ▁period ▁followed ▁before ▁the ▁batt alion ▁came ▁together ▁again ▁at ▁Rav ens ho e ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁re building ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Between ▁June ▁and ▁August , ▁training ▁progress ed ▁from ▁individual ▁instruction ▁up ▁to ▁brig ade - level ▁exer cis es ▁as ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁re - const it uted ▁for ▁its ▁next ▁campaign . ▁During ▁training ▁it ▁experienced ▁a ▁high ▁turn over ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁infl ux ▁of ▁rein for c ements , ▁including ▁several ▁officers , ▁was ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁from ▁the ▁dis band ed ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁a ▁Queensland - based ▁Milit ia ▁batt alion ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁Mer au ke ▁Force . ▁A ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁training ▁followed ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁uncertainty ▁about ▁the ▁Australian ▁Army ' s ▁role ▁in ▁future ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁after ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁assumed ▁primary ▁responsibility ▁for ▁combat ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁theatre . ▁Nevertheless , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁North ▁Bor neo ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁O bo e ▁Six . ▁After ▁a ▁batt alion - level ▁exercise ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4