North Persia Force (Norper force) was a
British
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military force that operated in Northern Persia from 1918–1919.
Composition
The force was a large brigade which consisted of:
* 1st Battalion,
Royal Irish Fusiliers
* 1st Battalion,
42nd Deoli Regiment
The 42nd Deoli Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traced their origins to 1857, when the Meena Battalion was raised during the Indian Mutiny. This battalion was the nucleus for the infantry of the Deoli Irr ...
*
122nd Rajputana Infantry
* 1st Battalion,
2nd Gurkha Rifles
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*
Guides Cavalry
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*
A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
*
No. 30 Squadron RAF
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15th Light Armoured Motor Battery
* 31st
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Pack Battery
*
48th Divisional Signal Company
* 19th Company
3rd Sappers and Miners
* Reinforcements sent from
Mesopotamia
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:
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Berkshire Regiment
The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was created in 1881, as the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), b ...
** 2nd Battalion,
York and Lancaster Regiment
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** 2 platoons of the 1st Battalion,
67th Punjabis
The 67th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys.
The regiment's first action was during the Carnatic Wars followed by the Thir ...
were based at
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
The force was commanded by Brigadier General
Hugh Bateman-Champain
Brigadier-General Hugh Frederick Bateman-Champain, CMG (6 April 1869 – 7 October 1933) was an Indian Army officer and cricketer.
Bateman-Champain was a right-handed batsman who played 11 first-class matches for Gloucestershire, with his de ...
who was based at
Kasvin.
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Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army
Military history of Qajar Iran
20th century in Iran