James Weatherall
Vice-Admiral Sir James Lamb Weatherall KCVO KBE (28 February 1936 – 18 March 2018) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps from 1992 to 2001.
Sir James Weatherall | |
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| Birth name | James Lamb Weatherall |
| Born | 29 February 1936 |
| Died | 18 March 2018 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1954–1991 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Andromeda HMS Ark Royal |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Naval career
Educated at Gordonstoun School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Weatherall joined the Royal Navy in 1954.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
In retirement he became Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps[1] and a Trustee of the UK arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[2] Weatherall also served as Warden of Box Hill School a Public School in Mickleham near Dorking in Surrey, England [3]
Family
In 1962 he married Hon. Jean Stewart Macpherson, daughter of the first and last Baron Drumalbyn; they have two sons and three daughters.[4] He died on 18 March 2018.[5][6]
References
- Debrett's People of Today 1994
- World Wide Fund for Nature UK Trustees Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Old Boxhillians". 1 November 2016.
- Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage, 107th Edition. Crans, Switzerland: Burke’s Peerage. p. 3773.
- The Telegraph death announcement, 23 March 2018
- The Telegraph obituary, 28 March 2018.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Thomas |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1989–1991 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Woodhead |