Anzac Mounted Division
The Anzac Mounted Division was a mounted infantry (light horse)
division formed in March 1916 in Egypt during World War
I following the Battle of Gallipoli when the Australian and New Zealand mounted
regiments returned from fighting as infantry. For the remainder of the war it
served in the Middle East, in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria.
The title Anzac indicated its composite Australian and New Zealand nature and
as such was possibly the first official use of this term for this purpose, rather than as a designation for an army corps.
Unit History
Formation
The division contained three or four mounted brigades. At is core were the
following three brigades:
- Australian 1st Light Horse Brigade
- Australian 2nd Light Horse Brigade
- 5th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland)
- 6th Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales)
- 7th Light Horse Regiment (New South Wales)
- New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
During the Sinai campaign, the Australian 3rd Light Horse Brigade was also part of the division before moving to
the Imperial Mounted Division (which was subsequently retitled the Australian Mounted Division). During 1917 the British
22nd Mounted (Yeomanry) Brigade was attached to the division.
Battles
Sinai
Palestine
Syria
External links
First AIF Order of Battle 1914-1918: Anzac
Mounted Division (http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Anzac_Mounted_Division.html)
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