▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁late ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁support ▁Indian ▁troops ▁station ed ▁to ▁guard ▁against ▁a ▁rum oured ▁Turkish ▁attack . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁of ▁sent ry ▁duty ▁en su ed ▁for ▁the ▁batt alion ▁before ▁it ▁returned ▁to ▁C airo . ▁ ▁Gal lip oli ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australian ▁Division , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Alexander ▁God ley , ▁was ▁being ▁formed ▁for ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁D ard an elles , ▁and ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁inf antry ▁brig ades ▁( the ▁other ▁was ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 4 th ▁brig ade ) ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁In ▁April , ▁the ▁division , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁Corps ▁( AN Z AC ) ▁emb ark ed ▁for ▁Gal lip oli . ▁The ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁was ▁land ed ▁at ▁An z ac ▁C ove ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁April , ▁and ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁Pl ug ge ' s ▁Pl ate au . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁rein force ▁positions ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁along ▁a ▁feature ▁that ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Walker ' s ▁R idge . ▁A ▁Turkish ▁counter att ack ▁had ▁been ▁launched , ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁position . ▁By