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- Stephen_Weir abstract "Major General Sir Stephen Cyril Ettrick Weir KBE CB DSO* (5 October 1904—24 September 1969) was a New Zealand military leader and diplomat. Born in Otago, Weir became a professional soldier in 1927. He served in a number of postings around the country until the outbreak of the Second World War. Seconded to the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, he commanded a field regiment during the campaign in Greece and Operation Crusader. He was Commander, Royal Artillery of the 2nd New Zealand Division for two years and in the absence of its nominal commanding officer Major General Bernard Freyberg, led the division for a period in 1944. Late that year, he was appointed commander of the British 46th Infantry Division. After the war he was Quartermaster General of the New Zealand Military Forces before starting a five-yeam term as Chief of the General Staff. He retired from the military to become ambassador to Thailand in 1961. He retired from the civil service in 1967 and died in Tauranga two years later at the age of 64.".
- Stephen_Weir award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Stephen_Weir award Legion_of_Merit.
- Stephen_Weir award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Stephen_Weir award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Stephen_Weir battle Battle_of_Crete.
- Stephen_Weir battle Battle_of_Greece.
- Stephen_Weir battle Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Stephen_Weir battle Operation_Crusader.
- Stephen_Weir battle World_War_II.
- Stephen_Weir birthDate "1905".
- Stephen_Weir birthYear "1905".
- Stephen_Weir deathDate "1969".
- Stephen_Weir deathYear "1969".
- Stephen_Weir militaryBranch New_Zealand_Army.
- Stephen_Weir militaryCommand "2nd New Zealand Division".
- Stephen_Weir militaryCommand "46th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)".
- Stephen_Weir thumbnail Weir,_1941.jpg?width=300.
- Stephen_Weir wikiPageExternalLink New_Zealand.html.
- Stephen_Weir wikiPageID "26747751".
- Stephen_Weir wikiPageRevisionID "588189249".
- Stephen_Weir after "Lieutenant General Leonard Thornton".
- Stephen_Weir awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Stephen_Weir awards Legion_of_Merit.
- Stephen_Weir awards Medal_bar.
- Stephen_Weir awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Stephen_Weir awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Stephen_Weir battles Battle_of_Crete.
- Stephen_Weir battles Battle_of_Greece.
- Stephen_Weir battles Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Stephen_Weir battles Operation_Crusader.
- Stephen_Weir battles World_War_II.
- Stephen_Weir before "Major General William Gentry".
- Stephen_Weir birthDate "1904-10-05".
- Stephen_Weir birthPlace Dunedin.
- Stephen_Weir branch "20".
- Stephen_Weir caption "Weir holding an artillery rammer, late 1941/early 1942.".
- Stephen_Weir commands "2".
- Stephen_Weir commands "46".
- Stephen_Weir dateOfBirth "1905".
- Stephen_Weir dateOfDeath "1969".
- Stephen_Weir deathDate "1969-09-24".
- Stephen_Weir deathPlace "Tauranga, New Zealand".
- Stephen_Weir hasPhotoCollection Stephen_Weir.
- Stephen_Weir name "Sir Stephen Cyril Ettrick Weir".
- Stephen_Weir name "Stephen Weir".
- Stephen_Weir rank Major_general.
- Stephen_Weir shortDescription "New Zealand diplomat".
- Stephen_Weir title "Chief of General Staff, New Zealand Army".
- Stephen_Weir years "August 1955–August 1960".
- Stephen_Weir description "New Zealand diplomat".
- Stephen_Weir description "New Zealand diplomat".
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:1905_births.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:1969_deaths.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:Ambassadors_of_New_Zealand_to_Thailand.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order_and_Bar.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:New_Zealand_generals.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:New_Zealand_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- Stephen_Weir subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Cross_of_Valour_(Greece).
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- Stephen_Weir comment "Major General Sir Stephen Cyril Ettrick Weir KBE CB DSO* (5 October 1904—24 September 1969) was a New Zealand military leader and diplomat. Born in Otago, Weir became a professional soldier in 1927. He served in a number of postings around the country until the outbreak of the Second World War. Seconded to the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, he commanded a field regiment during the campaign in Greece and Operation Crusader.".
- Stephen_Weir label "Stephen Weir".