3rd Light Horse Brigade

3rd Light Horse Brigade
Active	1914–1919
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Crown
Branch	Australian Army
Type	Mounted infantry
Role	Light horse
Size	cavalry brigade
Part of	(1) 3rd Australian Contingent, 1914–15; (2) New Zealand and Australian Division, 1915–16; (3) Anzac Mounted Division, 1916–17; (4) Imperial Mounted Division, 1917; (5)Australian Mounted Division, 1917–19.
Engagements	World War I Gallipoli Campaign Battle of the Nek Sinai and Palestine Campaign The Jifjafa Raid Battle of Bir el Ard Battle of Magdhaba Battle of Rafa First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Capture of Jericho (1918) 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 Sharon Capture of Jenin Capture of Damascus
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World War I

The 3rd 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. The brigade first saw action during the Dardanelles Campaign in the Battle of Gallipoli where they were noted for their charge during the Battle of the Nek. After being withdrawn to Egypt in February 1916 they were involved in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war. They were attached to a number of different formations being part of the New Zealand and Australian Division in December 1914, the Anzac Mounted Division in March 1916 and the Australian Mounted Division in June 1917 who they remained with until the end of the war.

The 3rd 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. The 3rd Light Horse Brigade was part of the 3rd Contingent that was hastily put together at the beginning of October 1914. The 3rd Light Horse Brigade was primarily raised from recruits serving in the various militia light horse formations created as a consequence of the Kitchener Report 1910 and the introduction of Universal Training.

This Regiment was recruited exclusively from Victoria.

This was a composite Regiment recruited from South Australia with two squadrons and Victoria which formed one squadron.

Originally recruited in Western Australia as "C" Squadron 7th Light Horse Regiment but extended to become a Regiment (10th Light House Regiment) in its own right. It was recruited exclusively from Western Australia and the Militia 25th Australian Horse.

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