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William Slim

Field Marshal The Right Honourable
The Viscount Slim
KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ
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William Slim in 1950
13th Governor-General of Australia
In office
8 May 1953 – 2 February 1960
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Preceded by Sir William McKell
Succeeded by The Viscount Dunrossil
Personal details
Born William Joseph Slim
(1891-08-06)6 August 1891
Bishopston, England
Died 14 December 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 79)
London, England
Resting place Memorial plaque in St Paul's Cathedral
Spouse(s) Aileen Robertson
(1926–70, his death)
Children 2nd Viscount Slim
Una Mary Slim
Alma mater Indian Staff College, Quetta
Religion Roman Catholicism
Military service
Nickname(s) Uncle Bill
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
British Indian Army
Years of service 1914–1948
1949–1952
Rank Field Marshal
Commands Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Commandant of the Imperial Defence College
Allied Land Forces South East Asia
Fourteenth Army
XV Corps
Burma Corps
10th Indian Infantry Division
10th Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn 7th Gurkha Rifles
Battles/wars

First World War

Second World War

Awards Knight of the Garter
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Knight of the Order of St John
Mentioned in Despatches
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)

First World War

Second World War

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

Slim saw active service in both the First and Second world wars and was wounded in action three times. During the Second World War he led the 14th Army, the so-called "forgotten army" in the Burma campaign. After the war he became the first British officer who had served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff. From 1953 to 1959 he was Governor-General of Australia and is regarded by many Australians as an authentic war hero who had fought with the Anzacs at Gallipoli.


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