▁night fall , ▁Mal one ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁def ensive ▁line ▁along ▁the ▁r idge ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁poor ▁dec isions ▁by ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁Colonel ▁George ▁Bra und . ▁Mal one ▁believed ▁Bra und ' s ▁actions ▁had ▁was ted ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁men . ▁He ▁consequ ently ▁made ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁acting ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Harold ▁Walker ▁that ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁take ▁sole ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁position , ▁a ▁request ▁which ▁was ▁approved . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁days , ▁Mal one ▁worked ▁his ▁men ▁hard ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁def ensive ▁positions ▁and ▁ensure ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁Walker ' s ▁R idge ▁positions . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁May , ▁the ▁AN Z AC ▁positions ▁had ▁sufficiently ▁stabil ised ▁such ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Cape ▁H elles ▁for ▁operations ▁there . ▁Mal one ▁led ▁his ▁batt alion ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kr ith ia , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁his ▁brig ade ▁commander , ▁Colonel ▁Francis ▁John ston , ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁from ▁Walker . ▁John ston ▁ordered ▁a ▁bay on et ▁charge ▁by ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁although ▁Mal one ▁pointed ▁out ▁to ▁John ston ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁fl ank ing ▁support ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁charge . ▁John ston ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Army ▁officer ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁N ZE F , ▁and