It was formed in October, 1940 at Meerut in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division.

In late June 1942 the 18th Brigade, having been rushed over to North Africa from Mosul, Iraq, was posted to defend a position with only two to four days to prepare.

[1] They were overrun by Erwin Rommel's tanks at Deir el Shein in front of the Ruweisat Ridge on 1st July 1942.

In the process, however, they gained valuable time for the rest of the British Eighth Army to organise the defences for what was to be known as the First Battle of El Alamein, halting Rommel's advance towards Egypt.

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