XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
| XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.) | |
|---|---|
| Active | January 1917 – 30 October 1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
|
| Branch |
 British Army
|
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | Imperial (later Australian) Mounted Division |
| Equipment |
Ordnance QF 15-pounder Ordnance QF 18-pounder Ordnance QF 13-pounder |
| Engagements | |
XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force) was a Royal Horse Artillery brigade of the Territorial Force that was formed by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in January 1917 for the Imperial Mounted Division (later renamed Australian Mounted Division). It served with the division thereafter in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and was broken up after the end of World War I.
The Imperial Mounted Division was formed in Egypt in January 1917 with four cavalry brigades: the Australian 3rd and 4th Light Horse Brigades and the British 5th and 6th Mounted Brigades. Four British Territorial Force horse artillery batteries were assigned to the division to provide artillery support, one per brigade.XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force) was formed for the division with
The batteries had been assigned to the 2nd South Midland, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, London, and South Eastern Mounted Brigades, respectively, at the outbreak of the war. Each was equipped with fourEhrhardt 15-pounder guns.
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