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The alternative spelling Norderforce is occasionally seen.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/inlandwatertrans00hall#page/n7/mode/1up Map of Lower Mesopotamia] from''The Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia'' compiled by Lieut.-Col. L. J. Hall 1921 Archive.org</ref>
==Constantinople The British Salonika Force and the Army of the Black Sea==Immediately after the Armistice with Turkey orders had been issued for British troops to move to the Caucasus, due to the situation there. Troops were sent from the nearest British forces available, from North Persia [Mesopotamia Force], and from the Salonika Force.<ref> Page 503, ''Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War, Volume 2‬'' by Capt H. FitzM. Stacke, 1928. Reprint edition, Naval & Military Press.</ref> In January 1919 it was decided all British troops in the Caucasus should be under one command, which at that time was still called the British Salonika Force, subsequently known as the Army of the Black Sea.<ref> Page 506, ''Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War, Volume 2‬ by Capt H. FitzM. Stacke, 1928''. Reprint edition. Naval & Military Press</ref>===Constantinople===The [[29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|89th Punjab Regiment]], after serving in the Caucasus, then served at Constantinople with the Army of the Black Sea,.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140221014448/http://www.hcindia-au.org/pdf/The%20Indian%20Army%20at%20Gallipoli%201915.pdf "The Indian Army at Gallipoli 1915"], page 2, condensed from a paper presented by Sqn Ldr Rana TS Chhina (Retd) at a conference organised by the Australian War Memorial in August 2010. Archived page, website of the High Commission of India in Australia</ref> which was the redesignated [[Salonica and the Balkans (First World War)|British Salonika Force]].<ref>Gardenerbill. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=238913&p=2396171 Salonika/Transcaspia/Army of Black Sea query] ''Great War Forum'' 4 May 2016. It is advised further details may be found in ''Under the Devil's Eye: The British Military Experience in Macedonia 1915-18'' by Alan Wakefield, pages 228 to 230. Retrieved 7 May 2016</ref>
An ''Official History'' was written about Constantinople titled ''The Occupation of Constantinople 1918–1923'' by Brigadier-General J. E. Edmonds. Originally written in 1944, it was not finally published until 2010 by Imperial War Museum/Naval&Military Press.
==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcaucasia Transcaucasia]. Wikipedia. Also known as Trans-Caucasus or Transcaucasus, or Southern Caucasia or the South Caucasus.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baku Baku] (Wikipedia) is the largest city of Azerbaijan and in the region.
:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Caspia Trans-Caspia]. Wikipedia. Now known as Turkmenistan. Located east across the Caspian Sea from Transcaucasia.
*[http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the-great-war/great-war-on-land/other-war-theatres/3135-fighting-the-tangistanis.html Fighting the Tangistanis: Bushire, Persia, July-September 1915] by Harry Fecitt westernfrontassociation.com
**The Desert Column Forum thread "Dunsterforce" is no longer directly accessible, but page 1 is available from [http://archive.today/FQHEB archive.today] (page 2 is not accessible)
***some links and transcripts which are also available as follows
****"Dunsterforce" by Lisa Smedman Vancouver Courier newspaper. A pdf version with photographs is available [http://www.conflicts.rem33.com/images/Azerbaijan/dunsterforce%20long.pdf here] and also a [http://archive.today/OktxM html version] (lacks photographs) (www.conflicts.rem33.com). Article about the Canadians in Dunsterforce, including, Lieutenant Colonel John Weightman Warden, whose diary is available below.****''The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Appendix V. The Dunsterforce Expedition''. [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-NZRi-t1-back-d5.html Alternative version] available online from Victoria University of Wellington Library, see below.****''Stalky’s Forlorn Hope'' by Captain S.G. Savige (, see below).
**Photographs from the associated website "Desert Column Forum Pix"
***[http://alh-research.tripod.com/desert_column_forum_pix/index.album/dunsterforce-near-birkandi?i=1899&s= Photograph: Dunsterforce in Baku]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/adventuresofduns00dunsrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Adventures of Dunsterforce''] by L C Dunsterville 1920 Archive.org
:[http://www.gwpda.org/Dunsterville/Dunsterville_main.html ''The Diaries of General Lionel Dunsterville 1911-1922''] from [http://www.gwpda.org/commhome.html Primary Sources] www.gwpda.org
:[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/523198 ''Stalky's Reminiscences''], by L. C. Dunsterville published c 1928. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oHa-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA503 “The Caucasus"] page 503 ''‪Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War, Volume 2‬'' by Capt H. FitzM. Stacke, reprint edition, originally published 1928. Google Books. Also available on page 52 of [https://issuu.com/gwd9/docs/worcestershire_regiment_in_the_grea_a1f83c34131438?e=15915126/12095955 ‪''Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War, Part IV''] from the website ”Great War Diaries”, using issuu.com.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015014437605?urlappend=%3Bseq=25 ''Adventures in the Near East, 1918-1922''] by A Rawlinson, New York edition 1924 (Originally published 1923) Hathi Trust Digital Library. Also available a [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/528167 pdf download], 1923, Digital Library of India. The author's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Alfred_Rawlinson,_3rd_Baronet Wikipedia] page.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withpersianexped00donouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''With the Persian expedition''] by Martin Henry Donohoe 1919 Archive.org. The author was a Special Service Officer with 'Dunsterforce'
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