▁H Q ▁ 2 nd ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Division ▁and ▁sa iled ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁e ch el on . ▁ ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁early ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁King ▁proceeded ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁proposed ▁locations ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cam ps ▁and ▁l ia ise ▁with ▁the ▁RA OC ▁the ▁necessary ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁equip ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Division , ▁arrang ements ▁which ▁were ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁a ▁severe ▁short age ▁of ▁equipment ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁imp ending ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁cause ▁the ▁N ZE F ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁with ▁all ▁their ▁equipment ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁King ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁Or dn ance ▁Service ▁( DD OS ) H Q ▁N Z ▁Div . ▁ ▁Br ief ly ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Army ▁from ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁King ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁formally ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁position ▁of ▁D D OS ▁H Q ▁N Z ▁Div ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁D D OS ▁L of C ▁ 8 th ▁Army , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁all ▁Or dn ance ▁and ▁Am mun