It formed part of the Tigris Corps, for service during the Mesopotamia Campaign of World War I.
The Division arrived in Mesopotamia in April 1915 and remained there until it was broken up in March 1916.
The Division's brigades remained in Mesopotamia as independent formations until forming part of the 15th Indian Division in May 1916.
[citation needed] The Occupation of Nasiriya and the affair at Butanuja, January 14, 1916.
[1] The division included the following units; not all of them served at the same time:[1][2][3] The brigade was broken up in December 1915.