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John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) and Joseph Gordon Coates

John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) and Joseph Gordon Coates
John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) had a close association with New Zealand, first as an imperial advisor on naval policy in 1919, then as governor general from 1920 to 1924, and finally as a New Zealand delegate to the Geneva Naval Conference in 1927. He is seen here with politician Joseph Gordon Coates (right).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Leslie Hinge Collection (PAColl-3050)

Reference: 1/4-016937; G

Photograph by Leslie Hinge

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Michael Bassett. 'Coates, Joseph Gordon', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/511/john-henry-rushworth-jellicoe-left-and-joseph-gordon-coates (accessed 4 June 2026).