ðə bɹɪɡˈeɪd sˈɔː fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə sənt ˈoʊmɚlˌæ bæsˈeɪ ˈɛɹiə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv fɹˈæns twˈɛnti θɹˈiː twˈɛnti nˈaɪn mˈeɪ ænd ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾᵻd tə dˈʌŋkɜːk, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː ðˈɛn ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
The brigade saw fighting in the St Omer-La Bassée area during the Battle of France (23–29 May) and retreated to Dunkirk, where they were then evacuated from on 30 May 1940.