17th Indian Division

17th Indian Division

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 17th Indian Division
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dates= 1917 - 1928
country= British India
allegiance= British Crown
branch= British Indian Army
type= Infantry
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size= Division
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battles=Battle of Sharqat
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battle_honours=The 17th Indian Division was formed in 1917 from units of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign during the Great War. 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. [cite web|title=warpath|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm]

For the World War Two formation see; 17th Indian Infantry Division

Formation

34th Brigade

*2nd Btn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
*31st Punjabis
*1/112th Infantry
*114th Mahrattas [cite web|title=warpath|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm]

51st Brigade

*1st Btn Highland Light Infantry
*1/2nd Rajputs
*14th Ferozepore Sikhs
*1/10th Gurkha Rifles [cite web|title=warpath|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm]

52nd Brigade

*1/6th Btn Hampshire Regiment
*45th Rattray's Sikhs
*84th Punjabis
*1/113th Infantry [cite web|title=warpath|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/12_ind_div.htm]

Artillery

*220th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
*221st Brigade Royal Field Artilley

References

External references

* [http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sharqat.htm Battle of Sharqat, 1918] , at FirstWorldWar.com

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 187116723X
*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 1870423305


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