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The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. In 1914 the brigade formed part of the New Zealand and Australian Division but during the Dardanelles Campaign in the Battle of Gallipoli served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). After being withdrawn to Egypt they served in the ANZAC Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.

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  • 1st Light Horse Brigade
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  • The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. In 1914 the brigade formed part of the New Zealand and Australian Division but during the Dardanelles Campaign in the Battle of Gallipoli served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). After being withdrawn to Egypt they served in the ANZAC Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.
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Branch
command structure
Role
  • Light horse
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Country
  • Australia
Type
  • Mounted infantry
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  • Unit Colour Patch
Dates
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
Unit Name
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
  • Australian Crown
Battles
  • World War I *Battle of Gallipoli *Battle of Romani *Battle of Magdhaba *Battle of Rafa *Second Battle of Gaza *Third Battle of Gaza *Battle of Beersheba *Battle of Mughar Ridge *Battle of Jerusalem (1917) *Capture of Jericho *First Transjordan attack on Amman **First Battle of Amman (1918) *Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt *Battle of Megiddo (1918) **Battle of Nablus (1918) ***Third Transjordan attack ****Second Battle of Amman (1918)
Equipment
  • Horse, rifle and bayonet
Size
  • cavalry brigade
abstract
  • The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. In 1914 the brigade formed part of the New Zealand and Australian Division but during the Dardanelles Campaign in the Battle of Gallipoli served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). After being withdrawn to Egypt they served in the ANZAC Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.
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