Commodores Commanding and Rear-Admirals, New Zealand Division
Officers who commanded the New Zealand Division include:
| Rank | Name | Term began | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore Commanding, New Zealand Station | ||||
| Commodore | Alan Hotham | March 1921 | ||
| Commodore | Alister Beal | August 1923 | ||
| Commodore | George Swabey | 18 June 1926 | ||
| Commodore | Geoffrey Blake | 19 July 1929 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Fischer Watson | 26 February 1932 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Edmund Drummond | March 1935 | ||
| Commodore | Irvine Glennie | June 1938 | ||
| Commodore | James Rivett-Carnac | December 1938 | ||
| Commodore | Henry Horan | December 1939 | ||
| Commodore | Edward Parry | May 1940 | ||
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