At 12 : 30 two companies of the Canterbury Battalion landed and was sent to support the Aucklands , who had now been ordered back to Plugge 's Plateau , and was forming on the left of the 3rd Brigade . The Canterbury companies moved into the line on the Aucklands ' left , waiting for the rest of their brigade to land . However , between 12 : 30 and 16 : 00 not one infantry or artillery formation came ashore . The ships carrying the New Zealanders was in the bay , but the steamers and rowing boats was being used to take the large numbers of wounded to the hospital ship . The transports with the 4th Australian Brigade on board was still well out at sea and not due to land until that evening . The landings recommenced around 16 : 30 when the Wellington Battalion came ashore , followed by the Otago Battalion around 17 : 00 , who was put into the line beside the Aucklanders . Next to land was the two other Canterbury companies , who was sent north to Walker 's Ridge to extend the corps left flank . Events ashore now forced a change in the disembarkation schedule , and at 17 : 50 orders was issued for the 4th Australian Brigade to start landing to boost the defence . It would take until the next day for the complete brigade to come ashore . The transports carrying both divisions ' artillery batteries had been forced further out to sea by Turkish artillery fire , and was unable to land .