William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC

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William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC

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Death: December 14, 1970 (79)
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Son of John Slim and Charlotte Slim
Husband of Aileen Slim, Viscountess Slim, DStJ
Father of John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim, OBE

Occupation: British Field Marshal, Burma Campaign
Managed by: Michael Lawrence Rhodes
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About William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG GCB GCMG GCVO GBE DSO MC

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,[1] was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

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Field Marshal; MC 1917; CBE 1942; DSO 1943; General Officer Commander-in-Chief 14th Army 1943-45; CB and KCB 1944; General Officer Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces, South East Asia, 1945-46; GBE 1946; Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1948-53; GCB 1950; GCMG 1952; Governor-General of Australia 1953-60; GCVO 1954; Knight of the Garter 1959; Deputy Constable and Lieutenant Governor of Windsor Castle 1963-64; Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1964-70

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