155th Brigade made a considerable demonstration against Umbrella
Hill. In order to cover the whole front the line had to be very thinly
held, and in consequence of the drifting sand considerable difficulty
was experienced and much work required in keeping the trenches in
repair.

On 27th May the 6th H.L.I. relieved the Battalion, when some difficulty
was experienced owing to the camel transport being delayed. The
Battalion was situated in Brigade reserve with headquarters at Kurd
Hill, the only detached party being one platoon of "D" Company under
Captain Townsend, who occupied No. 6 redoubt. The whole Battalion was
soon engaged on numerous fatigues which continued to the end of the
month. On 2nd June the Battalion relieved the 7th H.L.I. in the right
sector of the Brigade line lying on Happy Valley and Lees Hill; each
company holding part of the line as before.

At this time word was received that Major J.B. Neilson had been awarded
the D.S.O. for his good work in Gallipoli.

The enemy showed very few signs of activity, an occasional patrol only
being encountered. On the night of 11th June a demonstration was taken
part in against Outpost Hill to assist a trench raid by the 5th K.O.S.B.
against Belah Post. The distance between the lines here was about 600
yards. Men were sent out with dummy figures to a nullah about 300 yards
from the Turkish line. At a fixed hour these dummies were fixed in
position on the top of the bank in imitation of a line advancing to
attack. The men took shelter in the nullah, working the figures into
position by a rope and Verey lights were fired. We then opened fire on
the Turkish line. Whether the Turk imagined he was being attacked or not
is doubtful, but he did not reply with any considerable fire until one
hour had elapsed; then he kept it up for about fifty minutes. The next
night "B" Company undertook the unenviable task of bringing in the dummy
figures and found the ridge on which they lay occupied by the enemy in
several places.

On 13th June the Battalion was relieved by the 7th battalion Essex
Regiment and moved to a much longed for camp on the beach beside
Regent's Park. The period spent beside the sea will always be looked
back upon by all who shared in it as one of the most enjoyable times of
the war. To be able to have the prospect of the sea within fifty yards
is always enjoyable, but more than ever so when the climate is such that
the pleasantest moments are those spent i