On 3 May the 1/7th Manchesters under the command of Lt-Col H.E. Gresham embarked on the "Ionian" and landed on 7 May (a day late) at 'V' Beach at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli Peninsula. It moved forward that night to positions west of Krithia Bridge, and then on 11 May it took over the firing and support trenches in the Krithia Nullah sector. On 12 May the brigade made a feint attack to attract attention away from a movement elsewhere, and the following day two platoons of the 1/7th advanced but were unable to hold the ground and were forced to withdraw during the night.