Bill 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
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| 13th Governor-General of Australia
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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
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| Spouse(s) |
Aileen Robertson
(1926–70, his death)
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| Children |
2nd Viscount Slim
Una Mary Slim |
| Alma mater |
Indian Staff College, Quetta
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| Religion |
Roman Catholicism |
| Military service |
| Nickname(s) |
Uncle Bill |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army
British Indian Army
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| 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
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| Battles/wars |
First World War
Second World War
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| 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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