The British XVII Corps was a British infantry corps during the First World War.

British XVII Corps was formed in France in January 1916 under Lieutenant General Julian Byng.

[1] In April 1917 the Corps attacked to the east of Arras near the River Scarpe but became bogged down in rain and snow.

[2] However, the Corps held the line at Arras, continued to hold it through into 1918 and then broke the main Hindenburg Line at its strongest point in September 1918.

[3] Commanders included: