• Source: 17th Indian Division
    • 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. After the war, it formed part of the occupation force for Iraq and took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. In August 1923, the division was reduced to a single brigade.


      History



      The 17th Indian Division started forming in Mesopotamia from August 1917 with the 50th, 51st, and 52nd Indian Brigades. Shortly after being formed, the 50th Brigade exchanged places with the 34th Indian Brigade of 15th Indian Division.
      Most of the infantry battalions that had already been guarding lines of communications in Mesopotamia for some months, were somewhat acclimatized and accustomed to the country. The division was involved in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab between 23–26 October 1918 and the Battle of Sharqat, 28–30 October 1918 under command of I Corps
      At the end of the war, the 17th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq. It took part in the Iraq Rebellion in 1920. In August 1923, the division was reduced to a single brigade; the last British troops left in March 1927 and the Indian ones in November 1928.


      Order of battle


      The division commanded the following units, although not all of them served at the same time:


      = 34th Indian Brigade

      =
      2nd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
      31st Punjabis
      1st Battalion, 112th Infantry
      114th Mahrattas
      129th Machine Gun Company
      34th Light Trench Mortar Battery


      = 51st Indian Brigade

      =
      1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
      1st Battalion, 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
      14th Ferozepore Sikhs
      1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles
      257th Machine Gun Company
      51st Light Trench Mortar Battery


      = 52nd Indian Brigade

      =
      1/6th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
      45th Rattray's Sikhs
      84th Punjabis
      1st Battalion, 94th Russell's Infantry
      1st Battalion, 113th Infantry
      258th Machine Gun Company
      52nd Light Trench Mortar Battery


      = Divisional Artillery

      =
      CCXX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (1064th, 1065th, 403rd (H) and Anglo-Indian Batteries)
      CCXXI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (1067th, 1068th, 404th (H) and Volunteer Batteries)
      X.17 Medium Trench Mortar Battery
      17th Divisional Ammunition Column


      = Engineers and Pioneers

      =
      Sirmoor, Tehri Garhwal and Malerkotla Sappers and Miners, ISF
      17th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers Signal Service
      1st Battalion, 32nd Sikh Pioneers


      = Divisional Troops

      =
      276th Machine Gun Company
      17th Machine Gun Battalion
      3rd, 19th, 35th and 36th Combined Field Ambulances, RAMC
      No. 7 Mobile Veterinary Section, AVC
      17th Division Train, ASC


      Commanders


      The division was commanded from 25 August 1917 by Major-General W. Gillman. On 17 December 1917, Major-General G.A.J. Leslie took command.


      See also


      List of Indian divisions in World War I


      Notes




      References




      Further reading


      Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996). The World War One Source Book. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-351-7.
      Moberly, F.J. (1997) [1923]. Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign. London: Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5.
      Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.


      External links


      "17th Indian Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
      "Battle of Sharqat, 1918". FirstWorldWar.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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