10th Cavalry Brigade ( British Indian Army ) The 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade ( later numbered as the 6th Mounted Brigade ) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army , formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908 . It served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign before being remounted to serve in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I . In April 1918 , it was merged with elements of the 5th ( Mhow ) Cavalry Brigade to form 10th Cavalry Brigade . It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties . Formation . Under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ( 7 Edw . 7 , c . 9 ) , the brigade was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force . It consisted of three yeomanry regiments , a horse artillery battery and ammunition column , a transport and supply column and a field ambulance . As the name suggests , the units were drawn from the southern part of the English Midlands , predominantly Berkshire , Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire . World War I . 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade . The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914 upon the outbreak of World War I . Initially , it concentrated in Berkshire and on 5 August 1914 joined the 1st Mounted Division . On 2 September it was transferred to the 2nd Mounted Division and in mid November 1914 it moved with its division to Norfolk on coastal defence duties . On 19 September 1914 , the Queen ' s Own Oxfordshire Hussars was posted to the BEF , joining the 4th Cavalry Brigade . The Queen ' s Own Dorset Yeomanry joined in the same month to replace them . Egypt . In April 1915 , the 2nd Mounted Division moved to Egypt arriving at Alexandria between 19 and 21 April and was posted to Cairo by the middle of May . In May 1915 the brigade was designated 2nd ( 2nd South Midland ) Mounted Brigade . It was dismounted in August 1915 and took part in the Gallipoli Campaign . Each regiment left a squadron headquarters and two troop s ( about 100 officers and men ) in Egypt to look after the horses . Gallipoli . The brigade landed at " A " Beach , Suvla Bay on 18 August and moved into bivouacs at Lala Baba on 20 August . On 21 August it advanced to Chocolate Hill via Salt Lake and Hetman Chair and took part in the attack on Scimitar Hill . Due to losses during the Battle of Scimitar Hill and wastage during August 1915 , the 2nd Mounted Division had to be reorganised . On 4 September 1915 , the 1st Composite Mounted Brigade was formed from the 1st ( 1st South Midland ) , 2nd ( 2nd South Midland ) and 5th ( Yeomanry ) Mounted Brigade s . The brigade formed a battalion sized unit 2nd South Midland Regiment . The brigade embarked for Mudros on 31 October and returned to Egypt in December 1915 where it was reformed and remounted . 6th Mounted Brigade . The brigade left the 2nd Mounted Division on 17 January 1916 and was sent to the Western Frontier of Egypt as an independent formation . On 31 March 1916 , the remaining Mounted Brigades were numbered in a single sequence . As a consequence , the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade was redesignated as 6th Mounted Brigade . The brigade served with the Western Frontier Force from January to October 1916 . It joined the newly formed Imperial Mounted Division in January 1917 and took part in the First and Second Battles of Gaza . The 17th Machine Gun Squadron was formed on 12 January 1917 . The complete brigade was transferred to the newly formed Yeomanry Mounted Division on 27 June 1917 , joining it at el Maraqeb . From 31 October it took part in the Third Battle of Gaza , including the Battle of Beersheba and the Capture of the Sheria Position . It took part in the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 and 14 November and the Battle of Nebi Samwil for 17 to 24 November . From 27 to 29 November , it withstood the Turkish counter - attacks during the Capture of Jerusalem . 10th Cavalry Brigade . In March 1918 , the 1st Indian Cavalry Division was broken up in France . The British units ( notably 6th Dragoons , 17th Lancers , 1 / 1st Queen ' s Own Yorkshire Dragoons and A , Q and U Batteries RHA ) remained in France and the Indian elements were sent to Egypt . By an Egyptian Expeditionary Force GHQ Order of 12 April 1918 , the mounted troops of the EEF were reorganised when the Indian Army units arrived in theatre . On 24 April 1918 , the Yeomanry Mounted Division was " indianized " and its title was changed to 1st Mounted Division , the third distinct division to bear this title . On 24 April 1918 , the 6th Mounted Brigade was merged with elements of the 5th ( Mhow ) Cavalry Brigade : On 22 July 1918 , the 1st Mounted Division was renumbered as the 4th Cavalry Division and the brigade as 10th Cavalry Brigade . The sub units ( Signal Troop , Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance and Mobile Veterinary Section ) were renumbered on the same date . The brigade remained with 4th Cavalry Division for the rest of the war , taking part in the Battle of Megiddo and the Capture of Damascus . Commanders . The 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade / 6th Mounted Brigade / 10th Cavalry Brigade had the following commanders :