North Persia Force
The North Persia Force was a British military force that operated in Northern Persia from 1918 to 1920. Following the British abandonment of Baku on the night of 14 September 1918, Major General Lionel Dunsterville evacuated the forces under his command, known as the Dunsterforce, in the dead of night, arriving in Bandar-e Anzali the following day. Two days later he was relieved of command, that position being taken by Major General W. M. Thomson.
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 [King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|2nd Gurkha Rifles]
- Guides Cavalry
- A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery
- No. [30 Squadron RAF]
- 15th Light Armoured Motor Battery
- 31st Indian Army|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