World War II
The 4th Cavalry Brigade was part of the 1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) during World War II, which was the only British cavalry division during the War, in January 1940 it was sent to the Middle East as a garrison and occupation force.1941 the 4th Cavalry Brigade, together with a battalion of infantry from The Essex Regiment, a mechanised regiment from the Arab Legion and supporting artillery was reorganised as Habforce for operations in Iraq including the relief of the base at RAF Habbaniya and the occupation of Baghdad. Following this, in July 1941 it was involved in operations against the Vichy French in Syria, advancing from eastern Iraq near the Trans-Jordan border on Palmyra to secure the Haditha - Tripoli oil pipeline.
On 1 August 1941 the Brigade was converted into the 9th Armoured Brigade when the 1st Cavalry Division was converted to the 10th Armoured Division.
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