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'''1916''' - the [[South Persian Persia Rifles ]] were established with British and Indian, and a few Persian officers and N.C.O.s, and with mostly Indian and Persian troops who later showed a marked leaning towards Germany, with the result that the Persian element were little trusted by the British or the Persian Government as being loyal troops.
During combined Russo/British operations, the Russian Lt. Kolominiski was awarded the British Military Cross