North Persia Force
# North Persia Force

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:

* 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.
