Charge of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at the Battle of the Nek. Painting by George Lambert, 1924
Active
1902–1921
Country
Australia
Allegiance
Australian Crown
Branch
Australian Army
Type
Mounted infantry
Role
Light horse
Size
~1,500 men
Part of
(1) 3rd Australian Contingent, 1914–15; (2) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, 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
Battle of Hill 60
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)
Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
Battle of Sharon
Capture of Jenin
Capture of Damascus
Insignia
Unit colour patch
Military unit
The 3rd Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in Victoria. In 1914, the brigade was re-constituted as part of the AIF. The brigade first saw action while serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli campaign where they were noted for their attack 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 After being withdrawn to Egypt in February 1916 they were involved in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war.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 Anzac Mounted Division in March 1916 and the Australian Mounted Division in June 1917, who they remained with until the end of the war. After the war, the AIF light horse regiments were demobilised and disbanded; however, the brigade briefly existed as a part-time militia formation in New South Wales until 1921 when its regiments were reorganised into cavalry brigades.
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