Wellington, May 7, Brigadier Edward Puttick, D.S.O, has been appointed temporary commander of the New Zealand forces in Crete, in piece of Major-General Bernard Syril Freyberg, V. C., according to an announcement by the New Zealand Minister of Defence, Mr, F. Jones, An Order of the Day by the Greek Premier and War Minister, M, Emmanuel Tsouderos, announced two days ago that Major-General Freyberg had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Crele,—Reuter.
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