ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ðə bɹɪɡˈeɪd wʌz sˈɛnt tə nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkə wɪððə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹθ dᵻvˈɪʒən, nˈaʊ ˌʌndɚ mˈeɪdʒɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈaɪvɚ hjˈuːz, wˌɛɹ ɪt fˈɔːt æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ɐlˈæm ˌɛl hˈæfə.
In May 1942 the brigade was sent to North Africa with the rest of the 44th Division, now under Major-General Ivor Hughes, where it fought at the Battle of Alam el Halfa.