▁in ▁his ▁private ▁correspond ence , ▁Mal one ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁express ▁fr ustration ▁at ▁the ▁inf lex ibility ▁of ▁such ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a ▁fluid ▁battle field ▁situation . ▁Mal one ▁was ▁later ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁Cape ▁H elles . ▁ ▁By ▁late ▁May , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁back ▁at ▁AN Z AC ▁C ove ▁and ▁in ▁reserve . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June , ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁front ▁lines , ▁taking ▁over ▁Court ney ' s ▁Post , ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade . ▁Mal one ▁was ▁post ▁commander , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁planned ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁command ▁at ▁Court ney ' s ▁Post ▁while ▁his ▁batt alion ▁rot ated ▁with ▁the ▁O tag o ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁in ▁eight - day ▁sp ells . ▁He ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁impro ving ▁the ▁position , ▁which ▁over look ed ▁the ▁Turkish ▁lines . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁rect ifying ▁the ▁position ' s ▁neglect ed ▁field ▁works , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁squad ▁of ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁this ▁proved ▁instrument al ▁in ▁gain ing ▁asc endency ▁over ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁in ▁no - man ' s ▁land . ▁ ▁Mal one ▁had ▁im pressed ▁his ▁senior ▁command ers ▁with ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁Court ney ' s ▁Post ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁holding ▁Qu inn ' s ▁Post , ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁A uck land ▁and ▁Can ter