 Major General H. A. Lawrence commanded No. 3 Section Canal <unk> , and as part of those defences , the Romani position was commanded by Lawrence , who had his headquarters at Kantara . <unk> at Kantara were infantry in the 42nd Division , an infantry brigade of the 53rd ( Welsh ) Division with 36 guns and the 3rd Light Horse Brigade , detached from the Anzac Mounted Division . Lawrence moved two infantry battalions of the 42nd Division from No. 2 Section Canal defences to Kantara , and sent infantry in the <unk> ( North Wales ) Brigade of the 53rd ( Welsh ) Division to Romani on 20 July . 
