22nd/23rd October 1940 Wadi Maktilla Raid - a World War II military action by the 2nd Cameron Highlanders on an Italian outpost about twelve miles east of Sidi Barrani, in Egypt.
Operation Compass , article from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Compass

THE BALLAD OF WADI MAKTILLA   - Ewan MacColl       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6NWm_o7gXo
Mudcat, Lyr Req: Ballad of Wadi Maktilla (British Army,WW2)     /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=31457