ition ▁dep ots ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁ord n ance ▁sh ipping ▁into ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁as ▁D D OS . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Greece ▁by ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁king ▁as ▁D D OS ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁military ▁supply ▁organisation ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Greece . ▁King ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁hard ships ▁faced ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁people ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁assist ing ▁hundred ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁soldiers ▁during ▁the ▁earlier ▁Greek ▁campaign , ▁and ▁convinced ▁the ▁N Z ▁G ov t ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁ship load ▁of ▁food st uff s ▁directly ▁to ▁Greece ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁children ' s ▁homes ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁institutions ▁a ▁gesture ▁that ▁was ▁greatly ▁appreciated ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ks . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁on ▁leave ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁King ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁Brig ad iers ▁suggested ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Edward ▁P utt ick ▁who ▁had ▁reached ▁ret iring ▁age . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁King ▁was ▁then ▁second ed ▁as ▁the ▁dis posed ▁persons ▁administrator ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Re h abil itation ▁Administration ▁( UN R RA ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁war