1st Light Horse Brigade

1st Light Horse Brigade
Active	1914–1919
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Crown
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Mounted infantry
Role	Light horse
Size	~1,500 personnel
Part of	1st Australian Contingent (1914–15) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) New Zealand and Australian Division (1915–16) Anzac Mounted Division (1916–19)
Equipment	Horse, rifle and bayonet
Engagements	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Landing at Anzac Cove Battle of Sari Bair Battle of the Nek Battle of Chunuk Bair Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of Romani Battle of Bir el Ard Battle of Magdhaba Battle of Rafa Second 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 Third Transjordan attack Second Battle of Amman (1918)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Harry Chauvel Charles Frederick Cox
Insignia
Unit Colour Patch

World War I

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 Gallipoli Campaign 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 After being withdrawn to Egypt they served in the Anzac Mounted Division from March 1916 as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, taking part in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.

The 1st Light Horse Brigade was raised in response to a promise made by the Australian Government to supply a division of 20,000 Australians comprising infantry, artillery and cavalry to be used at the discretion of Britain. It was part of the 1st Contingent that was hastily put together in the middle of August 1914, and consisted of 1,560 men organised into three regiments – the 1st, 2nd and 3rd – each of approximately 520 men, under the overall command of Brigadier General Harry Chauvel. The 1st Light Horse Brigade was primarily raised from recruits currently serving in the various militia light horse formations created as a consequence of the Kitchener Report 1910 and the introduction of Universal Training. The brigade's personnel were drawn from the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

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