ANZAC Mounted Division
Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division Men of the division watering their horses at the foot of Mount Zion, January 1918. Active 16 March 1916 – 30 June 1919 Country British Empire Allegiance British Empire Branch Army Type Mounted infantry Horse artillery Role Manoeuvre warfare Size Division Part of I ANZAC Corps Eastern Force Desert Column Desert Mounted Corps XX Corps Engagements First World War Sinai and Palestine Campaign Egyptian Revolution of 1919 See battles section for more information Commanders (1916–17) Harry Chauvel (1917–18) Edward Chaytor (1918–19) Granville Ryrie Insignia Tactical formation sign The Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division was a mounted infantry division of the British Empire during the First World War. The division was raised in March 1916 and was assigned to the I ANZAC Corps. On establishment, it consisted of four brigades comprising three Australian light horse and