 Lieutenant @-@ General William Birdwood , commanding the inexperienced Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) , comprising the Australian Division and two brigades of the New Zealand and Australian Division , was ordered to conduct an amphibious assault on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsula . The New Zealand and Australian Division normally also had two mounted brigades assigned to it , but these had been left in Egypt , as it was believed there would be no requirement or opportunities to use mounted troops on the peninsula . To bring the division up to strength , Hamilton had tried unsuccessfully to get a brigade of Gurkhas attached to them . In total ANZAC strength was 30 @,@ 638 men . 
 Lieutenant @-@ General William Birdwood , commanding the inexperienced Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) , comprising the Australian Division and two brigades of the New Zealand and Australian Division , was ordered to conduct an amphibious assault on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsula . The New Zealand and Australian Division normally also had two mounted brigades assigned to it , but these <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> been left in Egypt , as it was believed <a href='dey_it' title='2'><mark>there</mark></a> would be no requirement or opportunities to use mounted troops on the peninsula . To bring the division up to strength , Hamilton <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> tried unsuccessfully to get a brigade of Gurkhas attached to them . In total ANZAC strength was 30 @,@ 638 men . 
Lieutenant @-@ General William Birdwood , commanding the inexperienced Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ( ANZAC ) , comprising the Australian Division and 2 brigades of the New Zealand and Australian Division , was ordered to conduct an amphibious assault on the western side of da Gallipoli Peninsula . TdaNew Zealand and Australian Division normally also had tw2ounted brigades assigned to it , but dem done been left in Egypt , as it was believed it would be no requirement or opportunities to use mounted troops on thdaeninsula . To bring the division up to strength , Hamilton done tried unsuccessfully to get a brigade of Gurkhas attached to em . In total ANZAC strength was 30 @,@ 638 men .