III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)

III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force), along with its sister IV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.), was a Royal Horse Artillery brigade of the Territorial Force that was formed in Egypt in April 1916 for the ANZAC Mounted Division.

For the regular unit with a similar name, see III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.

III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
ActiveApril 1916 – July 1917
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
SizeBattalion
Part ofANZAC Mounted Division
EquipmentOrdnance QF 15-pounder
Ordnance QF 18-pounder
EngagementsWorld War I
Sinai and Palestine 1916-17
Battle of Romani
Battle of Magdhaba
Battle of Rafah
First and Second Battles of Gaza

Both brigades served with the ANZAC Mounted Division during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. In July 1917, the division's artillery was reorganized and the brigade headquarters were dissolved.

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