Australian Mounted Division
| Imperial Mounted Division Australian Mounted Division |
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|---|---|
| Active | January 1917 – May 1919 |
| Country |
 Australia United Kingdom France New Zealand
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| Type | Division |
| Role |
Mounted infantry Australian light horse Yeomanry cavalry |
| Part of |
Desert Column Desert Mounted Corps |
| Anniversaries | 31 October Beersheba Day |
| Equipment | Horse rifle and bayonet (Yeomanry armed with swords) 1916–1918. After the Yeomanry were sent to the Western Front, from mid-1918 a sword was added to the Light Horse along with Mixte de Cavalerie du Lavant Regiment |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Commander | Henry Hodgson |
The Australian Mounted Division originally formed as the Imperial Mounted Division in January 1917, was a mounted infantry, light horse and yeomanry division. The division was formed in Egypt, and along with the Anzac Mounted Division formed part of Desert Column, Egyptian Expeditionary Force in World War I. The division was originally made up of the Australian 3rd Light Horse Brigade, (formerly Anzac Mounted Division) the reconstituted 4th Light Horse Brigade, and two British yeomanry brigades; the 5th Mounted Brigade and 6th Mounted Brigade.
The Imperial Mounted Division was formed in Egypt in 1917 by bringing together two Australian Light Horse brigades, two British Yeomanry brigades, and a British horse artillery brigade (four batteries).
The division was also provided with support units, mostly assigned or attached directly to the brigades, but including an engineer squadron, a signals squadron, and train.
The division joined the Desert Column alongside the ANZAC Mounted Division.
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