2 August 1915 - Unit Diary - MAP

By 2 August, preparations were being made for the next offensive. Athol's 'B' company made up part of the 5th Battalion within the 2nd Brigade. The 2nd Brigade were in a section of trenches known as the Northern No.11 Defence Section looking out onto Johnstone's Jolly. The 5th Battalion were in the right subsection.

Immediately south of the 2nd Brigade was the 1st Brigade. These men were facing the Lone Pine position. The plan was for them to attack these Turkish trenches on 6 August.

The 2nd Brigade unit diary states that on the evening of 1-2 August the weather was 'wet. Usual sniping, Day normal.' An enemy plane flew over their positions at about 6:15 in the evening. The diary records pretty much constant shelling from about 5 in the afternoon until about 9pm and heavy rifle fire around 11pm.

That day the Brigade suffered 1 killed and 1 wounded.

This excellent map shows the position of the Anzac trenches after capturing the Turkish trenches at Lone Pine. See the heavy-dotted lined running through the  beige sections inland from Brighton Beach. These areas are marked 'Lonesome Pine Plateau' and 'Johnstone's Jolly'. The curved bulge shows the area captured during the Battle.

Map attributed to: "Anzac Cove region topographic battlefield map H.E.C. Robinson 1916 (georeferenced)" by Gerald R. Campbell (map face); H.E.C. Robinson (publisher); Brass razoo (georeference) - National Library of Australia MAP G7431.S65 1916. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anzac_Cove_region_topographic_battlefield_map_H.E.C._Robinson_1916_(georeferenced).jpg#/media/File:Anzac_Cove_region_topographic_battlefield_map_H.E.C._Robinson_1916_(georeferenced).jpg