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17th Indian Division
Active 1917 - 1928
Country British India
Allegiance British Crown
Branch British Indian Army
Type Infantry
Size Division
Part of III Corps
Engagements Battle of Sharqat

The 17th Indian Division was formed in 1917 from units of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign during World War I. The division was involved in the Action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab between October 23–26, 1918 and the Battle of Sharqat, October 28–30, 1918. At the end of the Great War it was part of the occupation force in Iraq until it was disbanded up in 1928. [1]

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Indian troops Mesopotamia

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Further reading[]

  • Perry, F.W. & Becke, A.F. (1945). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Indian Army Divisions Pt. 5B. London HMSO. ISBN 1-871167-23-X
  • Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). The World War One Sourcebook, Arms and Armour Press.
  • Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5
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