17th Indian Division

17th Indian Division
ActiveAugust 1917 – August 1923
Country British India
AllegianceBritish Crown
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofI Corps
EngagementsWorld War I
Mesopotamian Campaign
Battle of Sharqat
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major-General Webb Gillman
Major-General G.A.J. Leslie

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.