5th Mounted Brigade
| 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade 1st (1st South Midland) Mounted Brigade 5th Mounted Brigade 13th Cavalry Brigade |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1908 – April 1920 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch |
 British Army British India
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| Type | Yeomanry, Cavalry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
2nd Mounted Division Imperial Mounted Division 5th Cavalry Division |
| HQ (peacetime) | St John's, Warwick |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Philip James Vandeleur Kelly |
The 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 5th Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.
It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War.
In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade to form 13th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties.
Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9), the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It consisted of three yeomanry regiments, a horse artillery battery and ammunition column, a transport and supply column and a field ambulance.
As the name suggests, the units were drawn from the southern part of the English Midlands, predominantly Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914 upon the outbreak of the First World War. It moved to East Anglia and joined the 1st Mounted Division. On 2 September it was transferred to the 2nd Mounted Division and in mid November 1914 it moved with its division to Norfolk on coastal defence duties.
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