A watan Afrilu na shekarar 1943 aka tura rundunar zuwa Arewacin Afirka, inda suka sauka a Algiers kafin daga bisani suka koma Alexandria inda suka fara shirye-shiryen gudanar da ayyukan a matsayin wani bangare na
Operation Husky, mamayewar da Allied suka yi wa Sicily. A ranar 10 ga Yuli, 1943, saukowa a gaban babban karfi kusa da Cassibile, 'yan mil kaɗan kudu da Syracuse a gabar tekun Sicily, rabin No. 3 Commando <unk> Nos. 4, 5 da 6 Sojoji, a ƙarƙashin umurnin Durnford-Slater, sun kai hari na dare a kan batirin bindiga na Italiya ba tare da shan wahala ba. A halin yanzu, No. 1, 2 da 3 Sojoji a karkashin umurnin Peter Young, sun yi saukowa a Scoglio Imbiancato, wani rairayin bakin teku kusa da Fontane Bianche, wanda ba shi da adawa amma jerin jinkirin kewayawa ya sa suka sauka daga baya fiye da yadda aka tsara. Duk da haka, dakarun biyu sun yi nasarar haɗuwa kafin su kama garin Cassible daga baya a wannan daren.