▁King ▁saw ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁D ard an elles ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁Services ▁( D AD OS ) ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australian ▁Division ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Str uck ▁down ▁with ▁ill ness ▁King ▁was ▁in val ided ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁King ▁was ▁employed ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Def ence ▁St ores ▁Department ▁in ▁a ▁" tem por ary " ▁capacity ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁appointed ▁perman ently ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Department ▁( N Z A OD ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁King ▁completed ▁exam in ations ▁in ▁account ancy ▁and ▁also ▁qualified ▁by ▁exam ination ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁the ▁N Z A OD ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁N Z A OC ▁and ▁King ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁Services ▁( D OS ) ▁of ▁the ▁N Z A OC , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁started ▁King ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 N ZE F , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Or dn ance ▁Corps ▁( N Z OC ) ▁from ▁the ▁N Z A OC ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁and ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁D AD OS