James Weatherall | |
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| Birth name | James Lamb Weatherall |
| Born | 29 February 1936 |
| Died | 18 March 2018 (aged 82)[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1954–1991 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | |
Sir James Lamb Weatherall KCVO KBE (28 February 1936 – 18 March 2018) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1989 to 1991 and then as Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps from 1992 to 2001.
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Educated at Gordonstoun School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Weatherall joined the Royal Navy in 1954.[2] He was given command of the frigate HMS Andromeda in 1982, serving with her in the Falklands War, and took command of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1985.[2] He joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1987 and then became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[2]
In retirement he became Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps[2] and a Trustee of the UK arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[3] Sir James also served as Warden of Box Hill School, a public school in Mickleham, near Dorking in Surrey, England until his death.[4]
Weatherall was knighted KBE in the 1989 Birthday Honours[5] and appointed KCVO in the 2001 New Year Honours.[6]
Family
In 1962 Weatherall married Hon. Jean Stewart Macpherson, daughter of Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn; they had two sons and three daughters.[7] She died on 15 December 2021.[8]
References
- ^ The Telegraph death announcement, 23 March 2018
- ^ a b c d Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "World Wide Fund for Nature UK Trustees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Old Boxhillians". 1 November 2016.
- ^ "No. 51772". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1989. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. p. 3.
- ^ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th Edition. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage. p. 3773.
- ^ "Births, Marriages and Deaths". The Times. No. 73663. London. 24 December 2021. col 5, p. 53.
External links
- The Telegraph obituary, 28 March 2018.
This page was last edited on 25 December 2023, at 01:01