great attack shortly after nine
o'clock. About noon the battle reached its height. The Turks attacked
bravely and although they suffered great losses, never wavered.
Despite their efforts, however, the Anzacs held fast. By this time
reenforcements were beginning to arrive and a more permanent character
was given to the trenches. An attempt was made to organize for an
advance as headquarters were constantly impressing upon the individual
commands the necessity of making good as much ground as possible
before the Turks were able to bring into action their undoubted
superiority in forces.

The constant attacks of the Turks, however, made any real attempt at
advance impossible, although a little ground was gained on the 26th by
counterattacks. It soon became apparent, too, that, although the
operation at Anzac Cove was part and parcel of the general attack, it
had, through its inability to make progress, become a separate affair
and had been so conducted for the rest of the campaign--or at least
until a much greater advance had been made in all quarters.

At the tip of the peninsula the chief events of the second day of the
landing, April 26, 1915, occurred at V Beach, where the _River Clyde_
had been run ashore. About 1,500 men were left, composed of the
survivors of the Dublins and the Munsters and two companies of the
Hampshires, under cover of the escarpment on the beach. There Colonel
Doughty-Wylie and Captain Walford rallied them on the morning of the
26th and covered by a heavy bombardment by the warships set out to
clear the village. Desperate hand-to-hand fighting followed and the
casualties were appalling. Most of the houses contained squads of
riflemen and the more important machine guns. Each had to be carried
separately. By noon, however, the town had been cleared. Captain
Walford had fallen, bravely leading his troops in a way that earned
him the Victoria Cross.

Colonel Doughty-Wylie called a halt and collected the survivors of the
attack. Under cover of some empty houses he rallied them, re-formed
them as best he could, called upon them for one last effort and
walked out into the open at the head of his troops for the assault
upon the old Castle, and Hill 141.

Carrying a light cane, the figure of Colonel Doughty-Wylie was a
conspicuous one. Yet he survived almost to the end and to victory. He
reached the slope leading up to Hill 141, urging his men forward. He
was in the lead when a bullet killed him i