Battles, Actions and Engagements
The division took part in the following battles, actions and engagements:
- Bardia: 31 December 1941 to 2 January 1942. Some 8,000 Allied prisoners of war were freed and some 6,000 Axis prisoners were taken.
- Clayden's Trench (Sollum): 11 January 1942 to 12 January 1942
- Gazala: 26 May 1942 to 21 June 1942
- Tobruk: 20 June 1942 to 21 June 1942. The number of South African prisoners taken at Tobruk has been recorded as 10,772
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