Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - 186 LAA Bty an haɗa shi da 49th AA Bde a cikin rukunin har zuwa tsakiyar watan Yuni 1941 lokacin da ya shiga Malta a matsayin wani ɓangare na ƙarfafawar AA da ake buƙata don tsibirin da aka kewaye, wanda ke ƙarƙashin harin iska na yau da kullun. Batirin ya isa Malta a watan Agusta 1941 kuma ya shiga 74th LAA Rgt a can. Daga baya ya yi aiki a cikin Allied landings a Sicily
da Italiya.