▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁ 2 / 1 5 ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁landing ▁at ▁La e , ▁the ▁first ▁am ph ib ious ▁operation ▁undert aken ▁by ▁Australian ▁forces ▁since ▁the ▁failed ▁Gal lip oli ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁operation , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁was ▁initially ▁assigned ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁beach head ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Brigade ' s ▁landing . ▁After ▁being ▁rel ieved ▁it ▁joined ▁the ▁advance ▁west ▁towards ▁the ▁town , ▁slow ed ▁by ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁that ▁turned ▁the ▁many ▁cre eks ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁into ▁ra ging ▁tor r ents , ▁which ▁were ▁invari ably ▁covered ▁by ▁heavy ▁Japanese ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁opposite ▁bank . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁September , ▁after ▁La e ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Division ▁adv ancing ▁from ▁Nad z ab , ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Brigade ▁under to ok ▁a ▁follow - up ▁operation ▁further ▁east , ▁an ▁opposed ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁at ▁Sc ar let ▁Beach , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Al lied ▁efforts ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁Hu on ▁Pen ins ula . ▁During ▁the ▁landing , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 5 th ▁formed ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Brigade ' s ▁reserve ▁force , ▁coming ▁ash ore ▁around ▁Kat ika ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁navig ational ▁error ; ▁here ▁it ▁fought ▁to ▁dis l odge ▁strongly ▁ent rench ed ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁as ▁the ▁Austral