The Australian 2nd Infantry Brigade, under the command of Brigadier-General M'Cay, was given 35 minutes warning that it was about to join the attack. The Australians were to advance along Krithia Spur between the right flank of the New Zealand brigade and the edge of Kanli Dere, and had to travel up to from their reserve position just to reach the start line at "Tommy's Trench". The brigade managed to advance a further beyond the start line, suffering 50% casualties in the process.