▁little ▁resistance . ▁By ▁this ▁stage , ▁Mal one ' s ▁batt alion ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁int act ▁batt alion ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁He ▁set ▁about ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁Ch un uk ▁B air , ▁but ▁it ▁proved ▁difficult ▁to ▁deep en ▁the ▁relatively ▁shall ow ▁Turkish ▁tren ches ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁captured ▁by ▁his ▁men , ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁made ▁even ▁more ▁difficult ▁as ▁the ▁sun ▁rose , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁on ▁neighbour ing ▁Hill ▁Q ▁to ▁focus ▁their ▁gun fire ▁on ▁the ▁positions ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Well ing tons . ▁The ▁Gl ouc esters , ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁cr est , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁to ▁the ▁reverse ▁slope . ▁The ▁Turkish ▁gun fire ▁caused ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁amongst ▁the ▁inf antry ▁holding ▁Ch un uk ▁B air , ▁but ▁cru cially ▁also ▁prevent ed ▁substant ive ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁reaching ▁the ▁cr est ▁in ▁day light . ▁Instead , ▁those ▁soldiers ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁up ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁position ed ▁on ▁its ▁rear ward ▁s lop es ▁and ▁thus ▁had ▁difficulty ▁obser ving ▁any ▁approaches ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Tur ks . ▁Mal one ▁continued ▁to ▁co - ordinate ▁the ▁def ences ▁but ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁cr est ▁was ▁lost . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁constant ▁action , ▁and ▁led ▁bay on et ▁charges ▁to ▁counter ▁numerous ▁Turkish ▁attacks . ▁The ▁tren ches ▁on ▁the ▁cr est ▁became ▁filled ▁with