William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Slim KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ
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 Gallipoli Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign Second World War Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre East African Campaign Anglo-Iraqi War Syria-Lebanon campaign Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Burma Campaign Battle of Kohima Battle of Imphal
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.