▁were ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁sea ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁British ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁Division . ▁The ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ' s ▁cas ual ties ▁during ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁Beng h azi ▁and ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Tor bu k ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 4 5 ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁or ▁died ▁of ▁w ounds , ▁one ▁accident ally ▁killed , ▁ 1 0 3 ▁wounded ▁in ▁action ▁and ▁ 2 0 5 ▁captured . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁was ▁subsequently ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁Gaz a , ▁where ▁it ▁stayed ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁year , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Sy ria , ▁where ▁it ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁occupation ▁force ▁established ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ria – L eb anon ▁campaign . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a ▁heavy ▁German ▁on s la ug ht ▁that ▁threatened ▁to ▁break ▁through ▁to ▁S uez , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division ▁was ▁hurried ly ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁North ▁Africa . ▁The ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁subsequently ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁Batt les ▁of ▁El ▁Al ame in ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Through out ▁August , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁subsequently ▁held ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁north - east ▁sector ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Hill ▁ 3 3 ▁to ▁the ▁coast . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5