The British Official History noted:

Throughout these days of incessant fighting the spirit of the Australian troops was beyond praise, and so great, and almost embarrassing, was the anxiety of the rank and file to take their share in this historic action that at one period the unique precaution had to be taken of posting piquets in the communication trenches leading to Lone Pine to prevent unauthorised men from going into the fight. Reserve troops would wait in long queues for a chance of pushing their way forward, and sums of five pounds and upwards were freely offered, and offered in vain, by employed men in rear to take the place of friends going up to the front line.

By the morning of 8 August the worst of the fighting at Lone Pine had ended, although the Turks would continue their attacks until 10 August. Both Australian and Turk were completely exhausted from the three days and four nights of constant bayonet and bomb fighting.

On 9 August Sergeant Major Paul Goldenstedt (3/AIF) thought that day would be his last.

The rifle, bomb and machine gun fire just after daybreak was something never to be forgotten. Our men were swept off the parapets like flies. General Smyth VC, who commanded the 1st Brigade, issued an order for every man to step down off the parapet and prepare to meet the Turk on the floor of the trench. I was then near Lieutenant Percy Woods - Percy and I had been sergeants together. He took out a pencil and wrote a few words to his wife on a field service post card. Having no wife and few relations that I could think of for the moment, I scribbled a few lines to her as well, and Percy fixed a bayonet to his rifle. I preferred my revolver. The feeling at that moment must be something like what a condemned man feels when the hangman is tying the rope. Anyhow, of a sudden there was a wild cheer and before we knew where we were the Turks had beat it for their trenches.11