Norperforce
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| Norperforce | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1918–1920 |
| Country |
 British Empire |
| Allegiance | Allies |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Detachment |
| Size | Brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | William Montgomery Thomson, Hugh Bateman-Champain |
Norperforce was a British military force deployed in Northern Persia in 1919.
The force was a large Brigade which consisted of:[1]
- 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 1/42nd Deoli Regiment
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry
- 1/2nd Gorkha Rifles
- Guides Cavalry
- A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
- No. 30 Squadron RAF
- 15th Light Armoured Motor Battery[1][2]
- 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 of the 67th Punjabis were based at Tabriz
The force was commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Bateman-Champain who was based at Kasvin.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haldane, J. Aylmer L. Sir (2005), The insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920, London: The Imperial War Museum in association with The Battery Press, ISBN 1904897169, OCLC 60688896, 1904897169
- ↑ "Mesopotamia 1920-21". The Soldier's Burden. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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