 In May 1915 , Hamilton decided to concentrate his resources in the Helles sector . Birdwood withdrew Colonel McCay 's 2nd Infantry Brigade and the New Zealand Infantry Brigade and they moved by sea to Cape Helles on 6 May . During the subsequent Second Battle of Krithia the two brigades suffered 1 @,@ 827 casualties , including McCay , in an ill @-@ advised daylight advance over open ground that could have been occupied after dark without loss . During May Turkish snipers were particularly active in Monash Valley . On 15 May , one shot and fatally wounded Major General Bridges . His body was returned to Australia and buried on the hill overlooking Royal Military College , Duntroon in Canberra . The Australian government sent Major General James Gordon Legge from Australia to replace him . 
