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Dunsterforce was an Allied military force, established in December 1917 and named after its commander, Major-General Lionel Dunsterville. The force comprised fewer than 350 Australian, New Zealand, Br
Lionel Dunsterville (far left) with staff
Example of a Ford van (An Australian light car patrol)
Lake Urmia, showing roads and political boundaries, 1901
Martinsyde Elephant photographed in England, 1917
The 39th Infantry Brigade was a military formation of the British Army that was first established during the First World War and reformed in the 1950s.
Dunsterforce
…and the rest of the civilians were sent to refugee camps at Baqubah near Baghdad. Dunsterville and the rest of the force, with reinforcements from the 39th Infantry Brigade, drove in 500 Ford vans and armoured cars about 220 mi (350 km) from Hamadan across Qajar Iran to Baku. Dunsterforce fought in the Battle of Baku from…
Soldiers of the 39th Brigade at Enzeli after being evacuated from Baku.