Major General Sir Stephen Cyril Etterick Weir (1905-1969) was a New Zealand army officer and diplomat.

During World War II, he served as commander of artillery in the 2nd New Zealand Division (1941-1944), and X British Corps

X Corps (United Kingdom)

The X Corps was a British Army formation in the First World War and was later reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign of the Second World War as part of the Eighth Army.- First World War :...

 (1944). While serving in Italy, he was also acting commander of the 2nd New Zealand Division (1944), before being appointed commander of the British 46th Infantry Division (1944-1945). During this period, he was associated with the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade

3rd Greek Mountain Brigade

The 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade was a unit of mountain infantry formed by the Greek government in exile in Egypt during World War II. It was formed from politically reliable right-wing and pro-royalist personnel following a pro-EAM mutiny among the Greek armed forces in Egypt in April 1944...

 in training and during the battles of Rimini

Rimini

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, Bellaria and Rubicone

After the war, he served as Quartermaster General (1950-1954) and as Chief of the General Staff (1955-1960) of the New Zealand Army

New Zealand Army

The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...

. He retired from the army in 1961, and was subsequently appointed Ambassador to Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 (1961-1967).

Honours and awards

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Companion of the Order of the Bath

Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...

 and Bar

Medal bar

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Golden Cross of Valour (Greece)

Cross of Valour (Greece)

The Cross of Valour is the second highest military decoration of the Greek state, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished leadership on the field of battle...