North Persia Force
| North Persia Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1918–1920 |
| Country |
 British Empire |
| Allegiance | Allies |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Detachment |
| Size | Brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
William Montgomery Thomson Hugh Bateman-Champain |
North Persia Force (Norper force) was a British military force that operated in Northern Persia from 1918–1919.
Composition
The force was a large Brigade which consisted of:[1]
- 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, 42nd Deoli Regiment
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
- Guides Cavalry
- A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
- No. 30 Squadron RAF
- 15th Light Armoured Motor Battery
- 31st Indian Pack Battery
- 48th Divisional Signal Company
- 19th Company 3rd Sappers and Miners
Reinforcements sent from Mesopotamia:
- 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
2 platoons of the 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis were based at Tabriz
The force was commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Bateman-Champain who was based at Kasvin.
Footnotes
- ↑ Moberly 1987, pp. 480–481.
References
Further reading
- Haldane, J. A. L. (2005). The Insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920. London: The Imperial War Museum in association with The Battery Press. ISBN 1904897169. OCLC 60688896. 1904897169.
External links
- Miscellaneous Units Serving Overseas on The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 by P. B. Chappell at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 March 2012)
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