▁party ) ▁at ▁M ami ▁Rog ha , ▁which ▁proceeded ▁to ▁ra id ▁con vo ys ▁on ▁the ▁B ann u - R az m ak ▁road ▁and ▁block ade ▁the ▁To chi ▁Sc out ▁post ▁at ▁Dat ta ▁K hel . ▁To ▁deal ▁with ▁this ▁threat , ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁advanced ▁to ▁D os al li ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Raz m ak ▁Brigade ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁force ▁called ▁‘ W ast rike ’ , ▁and ▁Pow ell , ▁having ▁been ▁appointed ▁Act ing ▁Brig ad ier , ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁‘ W ast rike ’ ▁was ▁dispers ed ▁and ▁he ▁rel in qu ished ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁acting ▁Brig ad ier . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁operations ▁in ▁W az ir istan ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁total ▁cas ual ties ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 6 2 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 6 8 ▁wounded . ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁D . S . O . ▁and ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁again ▁appointed ▁Tem por ary ▁Brig ad ier , ▁command ing ▁ 2 0 ▁( Ind ian ) ▁Brigade , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 2 / 8 ▁G urk ha ▁R if les , ▁ 2 / 7 ▁G urk ha ▁R if les ▁and ▁ 3 / 1 1 ▁S ikh ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁Brigade ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1