 On the night of 13 May 1915 , Blamey , in his capacity as 1st Division intelligence officer , led a patrol consisting of himself , Sergeant J. H. Will and Bombardier A. A. Orchard , behind the Turkish lines in an effort to locate the Olive Grove guns that had been harassing the beach . Near Pine Ridge , an enemy party of eight Turks approached ; when one of them went to bayonet Orchard , Blamey shot the Turk with his revolver . In the action that followed , six Turks were killed . He withdrew his patrol back to the Australian lines without locating the guns . For this action , he was mentioned in despatches . 
