▁ 4 7 ▁M ent ions ▁in ▁Des patch es ▁and ▁nine ▁Commander - In - Ch ief ▁Comm end ation ▁C ards . ▁In ▁addition , ▁four ▁were ▁appointed ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Battle ▁hon ours ▁The ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁Battalion ▁received ▁the ▁following ▁battle ▁hon ours : ▁ ▁North ▁Africa ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 4 3 , ▁El ▁A dem ▁Road , ▁Al am ▁el ▁Half a , ▁West ▁Point ▁ 2 3 , ▁Fin sch h afen , ▁Sc ar let ▁Beach , ▁B umi ▁River , ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Sc ar let ▁Beach , ▁N ong ora , ▁Bor neo , ▁Br une i , ▁Mi ri , ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Tob ru k , ▁The ▁Sal ient ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁El ▁Al ame in , ▁South - West ▁Pacific ▁ 1 9 4 3 – 4 5 , ▁La e – N ad z ab , ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Australian ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁S io . ▁ ▁These ▁hon ours ▁were ▁subsequently ▁entr usted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Battalion , ▁a ▁Queensland - based ▁part - time ▁unit ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁design ation ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁The ▁following ▁officers ▁served ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th : ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁Francis