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. 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.

34th Brigade

 * 2nd Btn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
 * 31st Punjabis
 * 1/112th Infantry
 * 114th Mahrattas

51st Brigade

 * 1st Btn Highland Light Infantry
 * 1/2nd Rajputs
 * 14th Ferozepore Sikhs
 * 1/10th Gurkha Rifles

52nd Brigade

 * 1/6th Btn Hampshire Regiment
 * 45th Rattray's Sikhs
 * 84th Punjabis
 * 1/113th Infantry

Artillery

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

External references

 * Battle of Sharqat, 1918, at FirstWorldWar.com