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17th (Northern) Division
British 17th (Northern) Division Insignia
Active World War I
September 1914 - May 1919
Country United Kingdom
Branch New Army
Type Infantry
Engagements Battle of the Somme (1916)
Third Battle of Ypres
Battle of Epehy

The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.

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50th Brigade
51st Brigade
52nd Brigade

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