In action one man of each section, was nominated as a horse holder reducing the regiment's rifle strength by a quarter.

[1] When the Australian infantry units had been dispatched to Gallipoli earlier that year, it was thought the terrain was unsuitable for mounted troops, and the light horse regiments had remained in Egypt.

However, heavy casualties resulted in their deployment in May and the 13th Light Horse Regiment in turn was sent into battle in September 1915 in a dismounted role.

[1] The regiment was deployed defending the trenches at Lone Pine, a strongly contested stretch of the front line around Anzac Cove.

[1] The pinnacle of the regiment's service on the Western Front was following the Hundred Days Offensive when they led the advance of the Australian Corps.

[9] By that time, manpower within the Army was scarce and as the threat of an invasion by the Japanese diminished during the year, so too did the need for large-scale armoured forces.

A number of armoured units were subsequently disbanded as men and equipment were reallocated as the Army reorganised for jungle warfare.