bury ▁Infantry ▁Batt al ions , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁exha usted ▁from ▁off ensive ▁operations . ▁Qu inn ' s ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁exposed ▁position ▁than ▁Court ney ' s ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁neglect ed ▁def ens ively . ▁With ▁the ▁Turkish ▁tren ches ▁often ▁only ▁ ▁away , ▁Qu inn ' s ▁Post ▁was ▁a ▁weak ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁lines . ▁Mal one ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁rect ifying ▁this . ▁Terra ces ▁and ▁d ug outs ▁were ▁built ▁and ▁extensive ▁sand bag ging ▁protect ing ▁the ▁previously ▁exposed ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁were ▁ere cted . ▁He ▁implemented ▁measures ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁no - man ' s ▁land ▁between ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁forces ▁at ▁Qu inn ' s , ▁ordering ▁construction ▁of ▁machine ▁gun ▁posts ▁and ▁loops ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁increase ▁his ▁men ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁direct ▁fire power ▁onto ▁the ▁enemy . ▁Although ▁he ▁placed ▁high ▁dem ands ▁on ▁his ▁men , ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁respect ed ▁for ▁he ▁also ▁showed ▁concern ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁their ▁w elf are . ▁His ▁efforts ▁at ▁Qu inn ' s ▁Post ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁un recogn ised . ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁Corps , ▁General ▁William ▁Bird wood ▁compl iment ed ▁Mal one ▁on ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁plans ▁were ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁fo oth old . ▁Key ▁to ▁this ▁was ▁se