4th Light Horse Brigade
| 4th Light Horse Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1915 - 1918 |
| Land | Australien |
| Allegiance | Australian Crown |
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Typ | Mounted Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Imperial Mounted Division Australian Mounted Division |
| Equipment | Horse |
| Engagements | Sinai and Palestine Campaign |
The 4th Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the First Australian Imperial Force they served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The brigade was formed in March 1915 and shipped to Egypt without their horses and was broken up in Egypt in August 1915. The brigade was reformed in February 1917 and attached to the Imperial Mounted Division and in June 1917 transferred to the Australian Mounted Division, where it served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign until the end of the war. [1][2]
Commanders
- Brigadier General J. B. Meredith 13 February 1917 to 13 September 1917
- Brigadier General W. Grant 13 September 1917 to past November 1918 [3]
Formation
- 4th Light Horse Regiment
- 11th Light Horse Regiment
- 12th Light Horse Regiments
- 4th Machine Gun Squadron
- 4th Signal Troop [4][5]
Battles
- First Battle of Gaza
- Second Battle of Gaza
- Third Battle of Gaza
- Battle of Beersheba
- Battle of Es Salt
- Battle of Megiddo (1918) [6][7]
