Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko te 2nd Battalion he roopu ope taua tonu, a he waahanga no te 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, puta noa i te pakanga, i uru ki te Pakanga o France me te tangohanga o Dunkirk i te tau 1940. I te tau 1944, i uru atu ki te Pakanga o Kohima
i te pakanga o Burma o te tau 1944-1945, kei te noho tonu ia ki te Rōpū Tuarua.